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Section 1229b - Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status, 8 U.S.C. § 1229b | Casetext Search + Citator
8 U.S.C. § 1229b
(C) has not been convicted of an offense under section 1182(a)(2), 1227(a)(2),or 1227(a)(3) of this title, subject to paragraph (5); and
Notwithstanding subsection (d)(2), for purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii) or for purposes of section 1254(a)(3) of this title (as in effect before the title III-A effective date in section 309 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996), an alien shall not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical presence by reason of an absence if the alien demonstrates a connection between the absence and the battering or extreme cruelty perpetrated against the alien. No absence or portion of an absence connected to the battering or extreme cruelty shall count toward the 90-day or 180-day limits established in subsection (d)(2). If any absence or aggregate absences exceed 180 days, the absences or portions of the absences will not be considered to break the period of continuous presence. Any such period of time excluded from the 180-day limit shall be excluded in computing the time during which the alien has been physically present for purposes of the 3-year requirement set forth in this subparagraph, subparagraph (A)(ii), and section 1254(a)(3) of this title (as in effect before the title III-A effective date in section 309 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996).
The grant of parole shall extend from the time of the grant of relief under subsection (b)(2) or section 1254(a)(3) of this title (as in effect before the title III-A effective date in section 309 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996) to the time the application for adjustment of status filed by aliens covered under this paragraph has been finally adjudicated. Applications for adjustment of status filed by aliens covered under this paragraph shall be treated as if the applicants were VAWA self-petitioners. Failure by the alien granted relief under subsection (b)(2) or section 1254(a)(3) of this title (as in effect before the title III-A effective date in section 309 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996) to exercise due diligence in filing a visa petition on behalf of an alien described in clause (i) or (ii) may result in revocation of parole.
June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 4, §240A, as added Pub. L. 104-208, div. C, title III, §304(a)(3), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-594; amended Pub. L. 105-100, title II, §204(a)-(c), Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2200, 2201; Pub. L. 106-386, div. B, title V, §§1504(a), (b), Oct. 28, 2000, 1505, Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1522, 1524, 1525, 1527; Pub. L. 109-162, title VIII, §§813(c)(1), Jan. 5, 2006, 822, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3058, 3062, 3063; Pub. L. 109-271, §6(e), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 763; Pub. L. 110-457, title II, §205(b), Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5062.
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 1254 of this title, referred to in subsecs. (b)(2)(B), (C), (4), (c)(6), and (e)(1), (3)(B), was repealed by Pub. L. 104-208, div. C, title III, §308(b)(7), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-615.Section 1182(c) of this title, referred to in subsec. (c)(6), was repealed by Pub. L. 104-208, div. C, title III, §304(b), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-597.Section 309 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, referred to in subsecs. (b)(2)(B), (C), (4), and (e)(3)(A), is section 309 of title III of div. C of Pub. L. 104-208 as amended, which is set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.
AMENDMENTS2008-Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 110-457 added par. (6).2006-Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 109-162, §813(c)(1)(A), substituted ", subject to paragraph (5)" for "(except in a case described in section 1227(a)(7) of this title where the Attorney General exercises discretion to grant a waiver)".Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(iv). Pub. L. 109-162, §813(c)(1)(B), substituted ", subject to paragraph (5)" for "(except in a case described in section 1227(a)(7) of this title where the Attorney General exercises discretion to grant a waiver)".Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 109-162, §822(a)(2), which directed amendment of fourth sentence by substituting "this subparagraph, subparagraph (A)(ii)," for "subsection (b)(2)(B) of this section", was executed by making the substitution for language which read in the original "section 240A(b)(2)(B)", to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Pub. L. 109-162, §822(a)(1), substituted "(A)(ii)" for "(A)(i)(II)" in first sentence.Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 109-162, §822(b), substituted "(A)(iii)" for "(A)(i)(III)".Subsec. (b)(4)(B). Pub. L. 109-271 substituted "the applicants were VAWA self-petitioners" for "they were applications filed under section 1154(a)(1)(A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii) of this title for purposes of section 1255 (a) and (c) of this title".Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 109-162, §813(c)(1)(C), added par. (5).2000-Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 106-386, §1505(b)(2), inserted before semicolon "(except in a case described in section 1227(a)(7) of this title where the Attorney General exercises discretion to grant a waiver)".Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 106-386, §1504(a), amended heading and text of par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "(2) The Attorney General may cancel removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, an alien who is inadmissible or deportable from the United States if the alien demonstrates that-"(A) the alien has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the United States by a spouse or parent who is a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident (or is the parent of a child of a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident and the child has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the United States by such citizen or permanent resident parent);"(B) the alien has been physically present in the United States for a continuous period of not less than 3 years immediately preceding the date of such application;"(C) the alien has been a person of good moral character during such period;"(D) the alien is not inadmissible under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 1182(a) of this title, is not deportable under paragraph (1)(G) or (2) through (4) of section 1227(a) of this title, and has not been convicted of an aggravated felony; and"(E) the removal would result in extreme hardship to the alien, the alien's child, or (in the case of an alien who is a child) to the alien's parent.In acting on applications under this paragraph, the Attorney General shall consider any credible evidence relevant to the application. The determination of what evidence is credible and the weight to be given that evidence shall be within the sole discretion of the Attorney General."Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 106-386, §1504(b), added par. (4).Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 106-386, §1506(b)(1), substituted "(A) except in the case of an alien who applies for cancellation of removal under subsection (b)(2), when the alien is served a notice to appear under section 1229(a) of this title, or (B)" for "when the alien is served a notice to appear under section 1229(a) of this title or".1997-Subsec. (b)(1), (2). Pub. L. 105-100, §204(b), in introductory provisions, substituted "may cancel removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, an alien" for "may cancel removal in the case of an alien".Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 105-100, §204(c), amended heading and text of par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Attorney General may adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence any alien who the Attorney General determines meets the requirements of paragraph (1) or (2). The number of adjustments under this paragraph shall not exceed 4,000 for any fiscal year. The Attorney General shall record the alien's lawful admission for permanent residence as of the date the Attorney General's cancellation of removal under paragraph (1) or (2) or determination under this paragraph."Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105-100, §204(a), amended heading and text of subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Attorney General may not cancel the removal and adjust the status under this section, nor suspend the deportation and adjust the status under section 1254(a) of this title (as in effect before September 30, 1996), of a total of more than 4,000 aliens in any fiscal year. The previous sentence shall apply regardless of when an alien applied for such cancellation and adjustment and whether such an alien had previously applied for suspension of deportation under such section 1254(a) of this title."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 106-386, div. B, title V, §1504(c), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1524, provided that: "Any individual who becomes eligible for relief by reason of the enactment of the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) [amending this section], shall be eligible to file a motion to reopen pursuant to section 240(c)(6)(C)(iv) [now 8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(7)(C)(iv) ]. The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 304 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 587 [3009-587]). Such portions of the amendments made by subsection (b) that relate to section 244(a)(3) [ 8 U.S.C. 1254(a)(3) ] (as in effect before the title III-A effective date in section 309 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996) shall take effect as if included in subtitle G [§40701 et seq.] of title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103-322; 108 Stat. 1953 et seq.) [see Tables for classification]." Pub. L. 106-386, div. B, title V, §1506(b)(2), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1527, provided that: "The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 304 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 587 [3009-587])."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1997 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 105-100, title II, §204(e), Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2201, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section and provisions set out as a note under section 1101 of this title] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-546)."
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective on the first day of the first month beginning more than 180 days after Sept. 30, 1996, with certain transitional provisions including provision that subsec. (d)(1), (2) of this section be applicable to notices to appear issued before, on, or after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 309 of Pub. L. 104-208 set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendments note under section 1101 of this title.
DISCRETION TO CONSENT TO AN ALIEN'S REAPPLICATION FOR ADMISSIONPub. L. 109-162, title VIII, §813(b), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3058, provided that:"(1) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of State shall continue to have discretion to consent to an alien's reapplication for admission after a previous order of removal, deportation, or exclusion."(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.-It is the sense of Congress that the officials described in paragraph (1) should particularly consider exercising this authority in cases under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 [ Pub. L. 103-322 see Tables for classification], cases involving nonimmigrants described in subparagraph (T) or (U) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) ), and relief under section 240A(b)(2) [ 8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(2) ] or 244(a)(3) [ 8 U.S.C. 1254(a)(3) ] of such Act (as in effect on March 31, 1997) pursuant to regulations under section 212.2 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations."
DEFINITIONSFor definition of the term "removable" used in subsec. (d)(1), see section 1229a(e) of this title.
Section 1229c - Voluntary departure