CASTILLO ANGULO

Citations

• 27 I. & N. Dec. 194

Syllabus

CASTILLO ANGULO, 27 I&N Dec. 194 (BIA 2018) (1) In removal proceedings arising within the jurisdiction of the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Ninth Circuits, an alien who was \waved through\ a port of entry has established an admission \in any status\ within the meaning of section 240A(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a)(2) (2012). Tula-Rubio v. Lynch, 787 F.3d 288 (5th Cir. 2015), and Saldivar v. Sessions, 877 F.3d 812 (9th Cir. 2017), followed in jurisdiction only. (2) In removal proceedings arising outside the Fifth and Ninth Circuits, to establish continuous residence in the United States for 7 years after having been \admitted in any status\ under section 240A(a)(2), an alien must prove that he or she possessed some form of lawful immigration status at the time of admission.