Legal Opinion
RIVAS
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 2013No. ID 3783PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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26 I&N Dec. 130
(BIA 2013) Interim Decision #3783 Matter of Giovanny RIVAS, Respondent Decided June 20, 2013 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals A waiver of inadmissibility under section 212(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1182(h) (2006), is not available on a “stand-alone” basis to an alien in removal proceedings without a concurrently filed application for adjustment of status, and a waiver may not be granted nunc pro tunc to avoid the requirement that the alien must establish eligibility for adjustment.…
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- Fedorenko v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Judulang v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Ernest Francis v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- COELHOBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1992
- SILVABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1976
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