Legal Opinion
Agwu Okpa, A/K/A Okpa Agwu Okpa v. U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 4, 2001No. 97-2358PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Okpa Agwu Okpa petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying him a waiver of inadmissibility under INA § 212(i), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(i)(l). Okpa claims that the BIA erred in applying retroactively the version of § 212(i) as amended by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). In the alternative, he argues that the BIA abused its discretion in not granting him a waiver. The INS argues that we lack jurisdiction over Okpa’s claims. We hold that we have jurisdiction to review Okpa’s retroactivity claim, but not…
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