1、CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Supreme Court Rules That Lawful Permanent Residents May Be Treated as “Inadmissible” Under Cancellation of Removal Statute May 13, 2020 A non-U.S. national (alien) admitted into the United States as a law
2、ful permanent resident (LPR) enjoys certain benefits that other classes of aliens do not. For instance, an LPR may remain in the United States permanently, work in the United States without restrictions, and qualify for federal public benefits. Unlike U.S. citizens, however, LPRs may be subject to r
3、emoval if they commit certain immigration violations, including specified criminal offenses. Even so, an LPR placed in formal removal proceedings may apply for a discretionary form of relief known as cancellation of removal. The LPR must satisfy certain criteria to be eligible. Among other things, t
4、he LPR could not have committed certain enumerated crimes within the first seven years of admission into the United States. In Barton v. Barr, the Supreme Court held that the commission of certain crimes set forth in 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), a provision generally applicable
