Matter of Garcia Hernandez, 23 I. & N. Dec. 590, Int. Dec. 3490, 2003 WL 21043271 (BIA May 8, 2003) (conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude that falls within the "petty offense" exception in INA § 212(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II) (1994), does not render the respondent ineligible for cancellation of removal under INA § 240A(b)(1)(C), 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1)(C) (Supp. IV 1998), since s/he "has not been convicted of an offense under [INA §] 212(a)(2)").
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BIA