Code of Federal Regulations Title 8. Aliens and Nationality § 8.1244.3 Applicability of grounds of inadmissibility
Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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(a) Grounds of inadmissibility not to be applied. Paragraphs (4), (5) (A) and (B), and (7)(A)(i) of section 212(a) of the Act shall not render an alien ineligible for Temporary Protected Status.
(b) Waiver of grounds of inadmissibility. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, the Service may waive any other provision of section 212(a) of the Act in the case of individual aliens for humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when the granting of such a waiver is in the public interest. If an alien is inadmissible on grounds which may be waived as set forth in this paragraph, he or she shall be advised of the procedures for applying for a waiver of grounds of inadmissibility on Form I–601 (Application for waiver of grounds of excludability).
(c) Grounds of inadmissibility that may not be waived. The Service may not waive the following provisions of section 212(a) of the Act:
(1) Paragraphs (2)(A)(i), (2)(B), and (2)(C) (relating to criminals and drug offenses);
(2) Paragraphs (3)(A), (3)(B), (3)(C), and (3)(D) (relating to national security); or
(3) Paragraph (3)(E) (relating to those who assisted in the Nazi persecution).
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