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The document provides an overview of the grounds for inadmissibility under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) Section 212(a), focusing on family visa petitions, adjustment of status, and removal defenses. It discusses various criminal grounds that can affect admissibility, including crimes involving moral turpitude (CMT), aggravated felonies, and controlled substances. The document also outlines potential waivers available for certain offenses, particularly under INA 212(h), detailing eligibility criteria and exceptions such as the petty offense exception and youthful offender exception. Additionally, it addresses the implications of drug convictions on immigration status and the standards for proving inadmissibility.

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What grounds of inadmissibility cannot be waived?

C. Inadmissibility Grounds that May Not Be Waived Controlled Substance Traffickers INA 212(a)(2)(C) Espionage; Sabotage; Illegal Export of Goods, Technology, or Sensitive Information; Unlawful Overthrow or Opposition to U.S. Government INA 212(a)(3)(A) Terrorist Activities INA 212(a)(3)(B)

What are title 8 inadmissibles?

Any alien who, by fraud or willfully misrepresenting a material fact, seeks to procure (or has sought to procure or has procured) a visa, other documentation, or admission into the United States or other benefit provided under this chapter is inadmissible.

What are the grounds for inadmissibility?

The general categories of inadmissibility include health, criminal activity, national security, public charge, lack of labor certification (if required), fraud and misrepresentation, prior removals, unlawful presence in the United States, and several miscellaneous categories.

What is an example of inadmissible?

The use or threat of use of nuclear weapons is inadmissible. Most out-of-court statements (e.g., a news story about an event) are inadmissible as hearsay. But the intermingling of their work, defense lawyers say, means that the statements the suspects gave the FBI should be ruled inadmissible.

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