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Reentering The Golden Door: Waiving Good-Bye To Exclusion Grounds For Permanent Resident Aliens, William Mckay Bennett

Washington Law Review

Under the exclusion provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), an alien admitted to the United States for permanent residence can be prohibited from reentering the United States after a trip out of the country. Because exclusion grounds differ from deportation grounds, permanent resident aliens who are not deportable could leave the country and find themselves excluded at the border upon return. The INA provides relief in such cases by allowing permanent resident aliens who have lived in the United States for over seven years to apply for a discretionary waiver of exclusion grounds under INA § 212(c). In …