ROBERTS

Citations

• 20 I. & N. Dec. 294

Syllabus

ROBERTS, 20 I&N Dec. 294 (BIA 1991) ID 3148 (PDF) (1) An applicant fora waiver of inadmissibility under section 212(c) of the Immigration andNationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c) (1988), who is an aggravatedfelon is not required to meet a heightened discretionary test beyond therequirements set forth in Matter of Marin, 16 I&N Dec. 581 (BIA 1978),Matter of Buscemi, 19 I&N Dec. 628 (BIA 1988), and Matter of Edwards,20 I&N Dec. 3134 (BIA 1990). (2) A sole convictionfor the felony sale of a controlled substance is sufficient to supporta determination that the respondent is a drug trafficker within the meaningof section 101(a)(43) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43) (1988). (3) The immigration judge,in exercising his discretion to grant section 212(c) relief, may not considerevidence on a theory of entrapment after the introduction of the respondent'sconviction record because such theory directly relates to the issue of the respondent's ultimate guilt or innocence.