The Attorney General, in Matter of Jean, 23 I&N Dec. 373 (A.G. 2002), created a heightened INA 212(h) hardship standard for "violent or dangerous" crimes. This "violent or dangerous" category is different from the definition of aggravated felony "crime of violence" under INA 101(a)(43)(F), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(F). They are two distinct terms of art. The violent or dangerous INA 212(h) standard was incorporated into the regulations at 8 CFR 212.7.

Note that this standard is not part of the "extreme hardship" analysis, but rather part of the discretionary evaluation, so hardship under this standard can include hardship to the applicant. See generally Samuels v. Chertoff, 550 F.3d 252 (2d Cir. 2008); Juarez-Gonzalez v. Attorney General, 388 Fed.Appx. 92 (3d Cir. 2010); Subah v. Attorney General, 256 Fed.Appx. 556 (3d Cir. 2007); Togbah v. Ashcroft, 104 Fed.Appx. 788 (3d Cir. 2004); Ali v. Achim, 468 F.3d 462 (7th Cir. 2007); Gahamanyi v. Baniecke, 2008 WL 5071098 (D. Minn.); Mejia v. Gonzales, 499 F.3d 991 (9th Cir. 2007); Rivas-Gomez v. Gonzales, 225 Fed.Appx. 680 (9th Cir. 2007); Matter of K-A-, 23 I&N Dec. 661 (BIA 2004). Thanks to Laura Murray-Tjan.