Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly: Advance Parole no longer considered a “departure” under INA §212(a)(9)(B)(i)(II)
For years, U.S.C.I.S. officials have taken the position that a departure under a grant of advance parole is a departure for purposes of Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) §§212(a)(9)(B)(i)(I), (II), two bars which do not allow a non-citizen to apply for re-admission into the United States for three or ten years, respectively. However, in Matter […]