United States Ninth Circuit

A waiver of inadmissibility under the Immigration Reform and Control Act does not also waive the legalization requirement that an alien have resided continuously in the United States since January 1, 1982.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/16/2006
• Decided 05/15/2007
• Published 05/15/2007

Judges

• Before:  ALEX KOZINSKI, DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barbara K. Strickland, San Deigo, CA, argued the cause for the petitioner and filed briefs in support of the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Erica B. Miles, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued the cause and filed a brief for the respondent.  Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, were on the brief.  Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Linda S. Wernery, Assistant Director, and Erica B. Miles, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, filed a supplemental brief in support of the respondent.