Finest Meridor v. U.S. Attorney General

WILSON, Circuit Judge:

Finest Meridor, a native and citizen of Haiti, seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) final order of removal. That order vacated the order of an immigration judge (IJ), which had granted Meridor a waiver of inadmissibility in his pursuit of a U visa. The BIA found that IJs did not have authority to grant such a waiver, and, even if they did, on the merits Meridor was not entitled to one. On appeal, Meridor argues that the plain language of 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (d)(3)(A) gives IJs authority to grant waivers of inadmissibility. Meridor further argues that the…