If a noncitizen receives a 212(c) waiver of a conviction for sale of cocaine, that will not necessarily protect the noncitizen from inadmissibility for reason to believe he was an illicit trafficker in a controlled substance. INA 212(a)(2)(C)(i). A returning LPR who has received a grant of cancellation of removal for LPRs is not seeking admission. INA 101(a)(13)(C). Therefore, that person is not barred from reentering the United States, even though s/he may be inadmissible for reason to believe under INA 212(a)(2)(C)(i). Thanks to Lynn Marcus.

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