Legal Opinion
EDWARDS
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1990No. ID 3134PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #3134 MATTER OF EDWARDS In Deportation Proceedings A-18274740 Decided by Board May 2, 1990 (1)A clear showing of reformation is not an absolute prerequisite to a favorable exercise of discretion in every section 212(c) application involving an alien with a criminal record; therefore, section 212(c) applications involving convicted aliens must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, with rehabilitation a factor to be considered in the exercise of discretion. Matter of Buscemi, 19 MN Dec. 628 (B1A 1988); and Matter of Morin,
16 I&N Dec. 581
(BIA 1978), clarified. (2) A proper…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ernest Francis v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- MARINBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1978
- BUSCEMIBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
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