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INA Section 212(h) – Exclusion Waiver on Certain Criminal Grounds
 
A conviction of certain criminal crimes, including “deferred adjudication” or “nolo contender,” such as an aggravated felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, would render a foreign national removable (deportable).  In addition, a criminal conviction, even on a lesser ground, may prohibit the ability for that [...]

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Asylum Law, Torture Convention, and Withholding of Removal
What prompted me to write about the issues stated above is an article titled, “Court Reverses Ruling Bringing 17 Detainees to The U.S.” on Yahoo today by Matt Apuzzo, an Associated Press writer.  According to the writer, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia overturned a [...]

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