Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 6, 2012No. 11-2258PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JONES, II, District Judge.
Section 212(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) expressly bars from status adjustment a non-citizen who has “previously been admitted to the United States as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence” but later is convicted of an aggravated felony. 8 U.S.C. § 1182(h)(l)(C)(2). This appeal presents a question of first impression in this Circuit: whether someone who was accorded the designation of “lawfully admitted for permanent residence” status upon physical entry into the United States, but who in fact did not…
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