Matter of Martinez-Montalvo, 24 I. & N. Dec. 778 (BIA 2009) (under 8 C.F.R. 245.2(a)(1) and 1245.2(a)(1)(ii), Immigration Judges have no jurisdiction to adjudicate an application filed by an arriving alien seeking adjustment of status under the Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act of November 2, 1966, Pub. L. No. 89-732,80 Stat. 1161, as amended, with the limited exception of an alien who has been placed in removal proceedings after returning to the United States pursuant to a grant of advance parole to pursue a previously filed application), superseding Matter of Artigas, 23 I. & N. Dec. 99 (BIA 2001).

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