Opinion ID: 1086291
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Inspection and examination by Department of

Text: Homeland Security
United States under section 1157 of this title— (A) whose admission has not been terminated by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General may prescribe, (B) who has been physically present in the United States for at least one year, and (C) who has not acquired permanent resident status, earlier and later pronouncements, and all those factors which give it power to persuade, if lacking power to control.” Id. at 140. 33 Dhuka, 716 F.3d at 156. 34 24 I. & N. Dec. 324 (BIA 2007). 35 See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(g) (“By majority vote of the permanent Board members, selected decisions of the Board rendered by a three-member panel or by the Board en banc may be designated to serve as precedents in all proceedings involving the same issue or issues.”); BIA Practice Manual ch. 1.4(d)(i) (“Published decisions are binding on the parties to the decision. Published decisions also constitute precedent that binds the Board, the Immigration Courts, and DHS.”). 10 Case: 12-60364 Document: 00512414647 Page: 11 Date Filed: 10/21/2013 No. 12-60364 shall, at the end of such year period, return or be returned to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for inspection and examination for admission to the United States as an immigrant in accordance with the provisions of sections 1225, 1229a, and 1231 of this title.
examination by an immigration officer pursuant to paragraph (1) or after a hearing before an immigration judge to be admissible (except as otherwise provided under subsection (c) of this section) as an immigrant under this chapter at the time of the alien’s inspection and examination shall, notwithstanding any numerical limitation specified in this chapter, be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of such alien’s arrival into the United States.