MORALES

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25 I&N Dec. 186

(BIA 2010) Interim Decision #3671 Matter of Ernesto Javier MORALES, Respondent File A075 533 095 - Los Angeles, California Decided January 27, 2010 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals A stepparent who qualifies as a “parent” under section 101(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(b)(2) (2006), at the time of the proceedings is a qualifying relative for purposes of establishing exceptional and extremely unusual hardship for cancellation of removal under section 240A(b)(1)(D) of the Act, 8…