The Board of Immigration Appeals has determined that a respondent who enters the United States as a refugee, adjusts status one year later retroactive to the date of admission, and is then convicted of an aggravated felony, is not statutorily barred from seeking a 212(h) waiver.

The full text of Matter of N-V-G- can be found here:

https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1433676/download

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