Criminal Defense of Immigrants

(C)  Certain Grounds of Deportability are Inapplicable or May be Waived.  Special immigrant juveniles are not subject to certain grounds of deportability.  Some grounds of deportability are not expressly waived by the statute.[67]  An inadmissibility waiver, however, should also waive the corresponding deportation ground.[68]  These deportation grounds are:

                (1) inadmissibility at the time of entry;[69]
                (2) presence in U.S. in violation of immigration or other laws;[70]

                (3) failure to maintain nonimmigrant status;[71]
                (4) failure to notify the government of change of address;[72] and
                (5) termination of conditional residence.[73]

[67] See, e.g., INA § 212(a)(2)(D), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2)(D) (prostitution and commercialized vice); INA § 212(a)(3)(D), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(3)(D) (membership in a totalitarian party).

[68] See Francis v. INS, 532 F.2d 268 (2d Cir. 1976) (discretionary waiver of an inadmissibility ground is effective to grant relief from a corresponding ground of deportability); see also Matter of Gabryelsky, 20 I. & N. Dec. 750 (BIA 1993) (waiver of inadmissibility may be used in conjunction with adjustment of status); Matter of Rainford, 20 I. & N. Dec. 598 (BIA 1992) (a conviction triggering deportability but not inadmissibility does not preclude a finding of admissibility in connection with adjustment of status and does not trigger deportability if the applicant’s status is adjusted).  See generally Gordon, supra, § 51.03[2], 65.06.

[69] INA § 237(c), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(c) (rendering INA § 237(a)(1)(A), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(1)(A), inapplicable). See generally Gordon, supra, § 71.04[1].

[70] INA § 237(c), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(c) (rendering INA § 237(a)(1)(B), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(1)(B), inapplicable). See generally Gordon, supra, § 71.04[3].

[71] INA § 237(c), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(c) (rendering INA § 237(a)(1)(C), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(1)(C), inapplicable) See generally Gordon, supra, § 71.04[4].

[72] INA § 237(c), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(c) (rendering INA § 237(a)(3)(A), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(3)(A), inapplicable). See generally Gordon, supra, § 71.07[2][b].

[73] INA § 237(c), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(c) (rendering INA § 237(a)(1)(D), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(1)(D), inapplicable). See generally Gordon, supra, § 71.04[5].