United States First Circuit

A waiver of deportation under section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act remains available for aliens whose convictions were obtained through plea agreements and who, notwithstanding those convictions, would have been eligible for section 212(c) relief at the time of their plea under the law then in effect.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/26/2002
• Published 11/27/2002

Judges

• JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert D. Watt, Jr., on brief, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lyle D. Jentzer, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, with whom Stuart E. Schiffer, Acting Assistant Attorney General, and Terri J. Scadron, Senior Litigation Counsel, were on brief, for respondent.