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In the Matter of Guiragossian

17 I&N Dec. 161 (B.I.A. 1979)
In the Matter of Guiragossian

8 Cited authorities

  1. Rosenberg v. Yee Chien Woo

    402 U.S. 49 (1971)   Cited 25 times
    Holding that the presence of firm resettlement constituted a factor for consideration in asylum petitions

  2. Luen Kwan Fu v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

    431 F.2d 73 (2d Cir. 1970)   Cited 2 times
    Finding that there was "no merit whatever" to the petitioner's argument that the failure to act upon his application for refugee status deprived him, "in some way, obscure to us," of due process

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

    8 U.S.C. § 1255   Cited 2,836 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Listing classes of nonimmigrants, such as students and tourists

  4. Section 1251 - Transferred

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

  5. Section 1153 - Allocation of immigrant visas

    8 U.S.C. § 1153   Cited 1,162 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Determining an applicant's age as " the age of the alien on the date on which an immigrant visa number becomes available for such alien . . . but only if the alien has sought to acquire the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence within one year of such availability; reduced by (B) the number of days in the period during which the applicable petition . . . was pending"

  6. Section 1253 - Penalties related to removal

    8 U.S.C. § 1253   Cited 1,122 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Establishing an exception to withholding for a dangerous alien who has been convicted of a "particularly serious crime," defined to include an "aggravated felony"

  7. 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

  8. Section 245.4 - Documentary requirements

    8 C.F.R. § 245.4   Cited 6 times

    The provisions of part 211 of this chapter relating to the documentary requirements for immigrants shall not apply to an applicant under this part. 8 C.F.R. §245.4 30 FR 14779, Nov. 30, 1965. Redesignated at 48 FR 4770, Feb. 3, 1983, further redesignated at 52 FR 6322, Mar. 3, 1982, and further redesignated at 56 FR 49481, Oct. 2, 1991, as amended at 84 FR 41507, Aug. 14, 2019; 86 FR 14228, Mar. 15, 2021 Secs. 103, 214, 245 Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended; (8 U.S.C. 1103 , 1184 , 8 U