Legal Opinion
KYONG HO SHIN v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 11, 2010No. 06-73782, 06-73785PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
We consider a non-citizen’s eligibility for a waiver of inadmissibility under § 212(k) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(k) (“ § 21200 waiver” or “ § 212(k) relief’). Section 212(k) applies to “immigrants who were unaware of their ineligibility for admission and who could not have discovered the ineligibility by exercise of reasonable diligence.” Senica v. INS, 16 F.3d 1013, 1014 (9th Cir.1994).
Kyong Ho Shin and Jin Hee Shin (“the Shins”), both citizens and nationals of South Korea, are siblings who unknowingly obtained lawful permanent…
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