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In the Matter of Garcia

16 I&N Dec. 653 (B.I.A. 1978)
In the Matter of Garcia

6 Cited authorities

  1. Section 1255 - Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence

    8 U.S.C. § 1255   Cited 2,932 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Listing classes of nonimmigrants, such as students and tourists

  2. Section 1251 - Transferred

    8 U.S.C. § 1251   Cited 2,160 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Delineating crimes that make alien deportable

  3. Section 1254 - Repealed

    8 U.S.C. § 1254   Cited 1,133 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Providing for suspension of deportation where, among other requirements, "in the opinion of the Attorney General," deportation would "result in extreme hardship to the alien or to his spouse, parent, or child" lawfully residing in the United States

  4. Section 1151 - Worldwide level of immigration

    8 U.S.C. § 1151   Cited 905 times
    Defining "immediate relatives"

  5. Section 245.2 - Application

    8 C.F.R. § 245.2   Cited 510 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Granting USCIS authority to adjudicate applications for adjustment of status outside of removal proceedings

  6. Section 204.2 - Petitions for relatives, widows and widowers, and abused spouses and children

    8 C.F.R. § 204.2   Cited 456 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Conferring priority date retention on a derivative beneficiary only "if the subsequent petition is filed by the same petitioner"