Legal Opinion
Quinchia v. U.S. Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 18, 2008No. 07-12248PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILER, Circuit Judge:
John Quinchia, a native and citizen of Colombia, petitions for review of the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) upholding the decision of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) that Quinchia was ineligible for discretionary relief from removal pursuant to § 212(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(h). Section 212(h) of the INA states that the Attorney General may, in his discretion, waive removal under certain circumstances, but may not waive removal for an alien who has not “lawfully resided continuously” in the United States for seven…
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