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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 2,832 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Listing classes of nonimmigrants, such as students and tourists

  2. Section 1251 - Transferred

    8 U.S.C. § 1251   Cited 2,154 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Delineating crimes that make alien deportable

  3. Section 1254 - Repealed

    8 U.S.C. § 1254   Cited 1,130 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Describing suspension-of-deportation eligibility

  4. Section 1151 - Worldwide level of immigration

    8 U.S.C. § 1151   Cited 828 times
    Listing "immediate relatives" among the categories of immigrants not subject to numerical limitations on the number of visas issued annually

  5. Section 245.2 - Application

    8 C.F.R. § 245.2   Cited 487 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 409 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Conferring priority date retention on a derivative beneficiary only "if the subsequent petition is filed by the same petitioner"