Legal Opinion

Hing Sum v. Holder

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 23, 2010No. 05-75776PublishedCited by 109 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge MCKEOWN; Concurrence by Judge GRABER.

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

We consider a non-citizen’s eligibility for a waiver of inadmissibility under § 212(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(h), where he has been convicted of an aggravated felony after his admission for permanent residence. Section 212(h), also referred to as the “ § 212(h) waiver” or “ § 212(h) relief,” expressly bars from relief a non-citizen who has “previously been admitted to the United States as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence” and later is convicted of an…

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