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· 6/23/2021

MORADEL

Syllabus

(1) An applicant for adjustment of status with Special Immigrant Juvenile status may, in conjunction with a waiver under section 245(h)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1255(h)(2)(B) (2018), seek to waive his or her inadmissibility under section 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § ‍1182(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) (2018), based on a single offense of simple possession of 30 ‍grams or less of marijuana. (2) The \simple possession\ exception at section 245(h)(2)(B) calls for a ‍circumstance‑specific inquiry into the nature of the conduct surrounding an applicant's simple possession offense.

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