RAINFORD

Citations

• 20 I. & N. Dec. 598

Syllabus

RAINFORD, 20 I&N Dec. 598 (BIA 1992) ID 3191 (PDF) A respondent who is convictedof criminal possession of a weapon is deportable under section 241(a)(2)(C)of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(2)(C)(Supp. II 1990) however, such a conviction does not preclude a findingof admissibility in connection with an application for adjustment of statusunder section 245(a) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1255(a) (1988), and itmay not serve as a ground of deportability if the respondent's statusis adjusted to that of a lawful permanent resident. Matter of Rafipour,16 I&N Dec. 470 (BIA 1978), followed. Matter of V-, 1 I&N Dec.293 (BIA 1942), distinguished.