Matter of Portillo-Gutierrez (BIA 2009) The Board of Immigration Appeals ruled that a stepchild meets the definition of a child for purposes of qualifying for cancellation of removal. This should come as a relief to many persons who are now in the country unlawfully, because cancellation of removal is one of the few avenues for […]
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Stepchild Qualifies As Relative for Purposes of Cancellation of Removal
December 15th, 2009 
Max Nuyen 
Posted in Deportation and Detention, Family Based 
Tags: cancellation of removal, child, exceptional and extremely unusual, Matter of Portillo-Gutierrez, qualifying relative 
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