SOSA-HERNANDEZ

Citations

• 20 I. & N. Dec. 758

Syllabus

SOSA-HERNANDEZ, 20 I&N Dec. 758 (BIA 1993) ID 3214 (PDF) (1) A waiver of deportabilityunder section 241(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C.§ 1251(f) (1988), waives not only the alien's deportability but alsothe underlying fraud or misrepresentation and renders the waiver recipienta lawful permanent resident from the time of his initial entry. (2) The beneficiary ofa waiver of deportability under section 241(f) of the Act may use thetime accrued since the initial granting of lawful permanent residenceto establish eligibility for relief under section 212(c) of the Act, 8U.S.C. § 1182(c) (1988).