237
(a)(1)(A) Inadmissible at
time of entry
212(h)
Deportable
INS must give
specific grounds
for alleging this
Commonly Used
for fraudulent
entries
(a)(1)(B) Present in
Violation of the Law
212(h)
Deportable
(a)(1)(C) Failed to
maintain nonimmigrant
status
(a)(1)(D) Termination of
Conditional Status
Deportable
(E) Smuggling
Deportable
(G) Marriage Fraud
(a)(2)(A)(i) Crimes of
moral turpitude
(ii)Multiple Criminal
Convictions
(iii)Aggravated Felony
Deportable
Convicted of Crime;
Committed within 5
years of admission;
AND
Sentence of 1 year
may be imposed
2+ Crimes involving
moral turpitude;
Not Arising out of
single scheme;
Regardless of
whether there was a
single trial
No Love:
No 5 year
requirement
No regard to
potential or actual
sentence
No Cancellation A
No Canellation B
No Voluntary
Departure
Never return without
permission
20 years in prison
and removed if ever
found in US again
Foreign Laws count
also
Deportable
Deportable
Deportable
Deportable
Nonimmigrants
that violate their
stay
Exception –
Three
requirements of
216(c)(4)
Hardship
Family
reunification
exception
Waiver –
Misrepresentation
inadmissibility – see
other sheet
Also waives the
other ground which
made them
inadmissible
(iv) High Speed Flight
(B) Controlled Substance
Any conviction of
any drug law
Deportable
Deportable
(ii) Drug Abusers or
addicts
(C) Firearms
(D) Miscellaneous Crimes
(3) Failure to register
information
Deportable
(3)(C) Document Fraud
Deportable
(D) Falsely claiming
Citizenship
Deportable
(a)(4)(A) Security
Deportable
Deportable
Deportable
Espionage, Sabotage,
Other criminal
activity that
endangers the public,
Any activity with a
purpose to overthrow
the Gov’t
Deportable
(B) Terrorists
Deportable
(C) Foreign Policy
(D) Nazi
Deportable
Deportable
240A(a)
Cancellation Part A
1) LPR for at least 5
years
2) Resided in US
continuously for 7
years
3) Not convicted of
aggravated felony
240A(c)
Disqualified:
Foreign Policy
Inadmissible
Anyone that
has
participated in
persecution
Alien who has
previously
received
canellation
Exception: 30
grams or less of
possession of pot
Reasonable
Excuse or not
Willful
(C)(i) Waivable if
offense was
solely to assist
wife or child
(ii) Exception –
Actually thought
he was a citizen
Cancellation Part B
(May cancel and adjust
to LPR)
1) 10 yrs. Physical
presence
2) Good Moral
Character
3) Has not
committed any
criminal grounds for
removal or
inadmissibility
4) Exceptional and
extremely unusual
hardship to
citizen/LPR
spouse/parent/”child”
2 Prongs:
Nonimmigrants
and Battered
Women
Most often
applies to
presence
without
admission