MEDRANO
Citations
- 20 I. & N. Dec. 216
Syllabus
MEDRANO, 20 I&N Dec. 216 (BIA 1990) ID 3138 (PDF) (1) The status of a lawfultemporary resident alien who commits a deportable offense must be terminatedpursuant to section 245A(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,8 U.S.C. § 1255a(b)(2) (1988), as a condition precedent to the commencementof deportation proceedings. (2) A motion to reconsiderwhich is based on a legal argument that could have been raised earlierin the proceedings will be denied.
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- conviction of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree — imitation pistol — reversed where facts established the unrecovered weapon was a real gun
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