The 1977 presidential pardon for violations of the Military Selective Service Act specifically applies to eliminate the commission of such violations as grounds of inadmissibility. Implementation of Presidential Proclamation No. 4483 and Executive Order No. 11967 (both effective Jan. 21, 1977), 42 Fed. Reg. 59562 (Nov. 18, 1977). This pardon was cited in Matter of Rahman, 16 I. & N. Dec. 579 (BIA 1978), regarding President Ford's pardon of Vietnam era draft dodgers, particularly regarding LPRs who returned on or before June 1, 1978.

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