Legal Opinion
RAINFORD
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1992No. ID 3191PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #3191 MATTER OF RAINFORD In Deportation Proceedings A-41651633 Decided by Board September 9, 1992 A respondent who is convicted of criminal possession of a weapon is deportable under section 241(a)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(2)(C) (Stipp. II 1990); however, such a conviction does not preclude a finding of admissibility in connection with an application for adjustment of status under section 245(a) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1255(a) (1988), and it may not serve as a ground of deportability if the respondent's status is adjusted to that of a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. PhinpathyaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Robert Douglas Conkwright v. Westinghouse Electric CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by38 opinions
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