Posted on December 14, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The court refused to apply the repeal of INA §212(c) retroactively to Petitioner, where he demonstrated actual reliance on the availability of a §212(c) waiver by affirmatively abandoning his right to pursue a JRAD.
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Posted on December 13, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
In a unanimous opinion, the Court held that the BIA’s comparable grounds rule, as applied to applications for §212(c) relief in deportation proceedings, is arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act.
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