CAMPOS-TORRES

Citations

• 22 I. & N. Dec. 1289

Syllabus

CAMPOS-TORRES, 22 I&N Dec. 1289 (BIA 2000) ID 3428 (PDF) (1) Pursuant to section 240A(d)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(d) (1) (Supp. II 1996), an offense must be one \referred to in section 212(a)(2)\ of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2) (1994 & Supp. II 1996), to terminate the period of continuous residence or continuous physical presence required for cancellation of removal. (2) A firearms offense that renders an alien removable under section 237(a)(2)(C) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(C) (Supp. II 1996), is not one \referred to in section 212(a)(2)\ and thus does not stop the further accrual of continuous residence or continuous physical presence for purposes of establishing eligibility for cancellation of removal.