C.F.R. » Title 8 » CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER B—IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS › PART 240—VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE, SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION AND SPECIAL RULE CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL › Subpart H—Applications for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal Under Section 203 of Pub. L. 105-100

8 C.F.R. § 240.66

Eligibility for special rule cancellation of removal

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(a) Applicable statutory provisions. To establish eligibility for special rule cancellation of removal, the applicant must show he or she is eligible under section 309(f)(1) of IIRIRA, as amended by section 203 of NACARA. The applicant must be described in § 240.61, must be inadmissible or deportable, must not be subject to any bars to eligibility in sections 240(b)(7), 240A(c), or 240B(d) of the Act, or any other provisions of law, and must not have been convicted of an aggravated felony or be an alien described in section 241(b)(3)(B)(I) of the Act (relating to persecution of others).

(b) General rule. To establish eligibility for special rule cancellation of removal under section 309(f)(1)(A) of IIRIRA, as amended by section 203 of NACARA, the alien must establish that:

(1) The alien is not inadmissible under section 212(a)(2) or (3) or deportable under section 237(a)(2), (3) or (4) of the Act (relating to criminal activity, document fraud, failure to register, and security threats);

(2) The alien has been physically present in the United States for a continuous period of 7 years immediately preceding the date the application was filed;

(3) The alien has been a person of good moral character during the required period of continuous physical presence; and

(4) The alien's removal from the United States would result in extreme hardship to the alien, or to the alien's spouse, parent or child who is a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

(c) Aliens inadmissible or deportable on criminal or certain other grounds. To establish eligibility for special rule cancellation of removal under section 309(f)(1)(B) of IIRIRA, as amended by section 203 of NACARA, the alien must be described in § 240.61 and establish that:

(1) The alien is inadmissible under section 212(a)(2) of the Act (relating to criminal activity), or deportable under paragraphs (a)(2) (other than section 237(a)(2)(A)(iii), relating to aggravated felony convictions), or (a)(3) of section 237 of the Act (relating to criminal activity, document fraud, and failure to register);

(2) The alien has been physically present in the United States for a continuous period of not less than 10 years immediately following the commission of an act, or the assumption of a status constituting a ground for removal;

(3) The alien has been a person of good moral character during the required period of continuous physical presence; and

(4) The alien's removal from the United States would result in exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to the alien or to the alien's spouse, parent, or child, who is a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 2004–2013 · leading case: Argueta v. Holder, 617 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 2010).
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Argueta v. Holder, 617 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 2010). · cites it 3× “” 8 C.F.R. § 240.66 (b)(3); see also NA-CARA § 203(f)(1)(A)(iii).”
Hugo Lopez-Alvarado Maria Trinidad Lizardo De Lopez Hugo Giovani Lopez-Lizardo v. John Ashcroft, Attorney Gen., 381 F.3d 847 (9th Cir. 2004). “8 C.F.R. § 240.66 ; cf. Vera-Villegas, 330 F.”
Eugenio Cuadra v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney Gen. of the United States, 417 F.3d 947 (8th Cir. 2005). · cites it 2× “” 8 C.F.R. § 240.66(b) (emphasis added). According to the plain language of the statute and regulation, an alien must show good moral character “during the required period of physical presence,” 8 C.”
Lopez-Alvarado v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 1111 (9th Cir. 2004). “8 C.F.R. § 240.66 ; cf. Vera-Villegas, 330 F.”
Equal Access Educ. v. Merten, 325 F. Supp. 2d 655 (E.D. Va. 2004). “” 8 C.F.R. § 240.66 (a). Indeed, “if the Service has made a preliminary decision to grant the applicant cancellation of removal under this subpart, the applicant shall be notified of that decision and asked to sign an admission of deporta-bility or inadmissibility.”
Roman Novatchinski v. Eric Holder, Jr., 516 F. App'x 526 (6th Cir. 2013). “See 8 C.F.R. § 240.66 (c) (mandating that an alien must demonstrate good moral character to be eligible for special cancellation of removal); 8 U.”
Acicon v. Holder, 438 F. App'x 540 (9th Cir. 2011). · cites it 4× “See 8 C.F.R. § 240.66 (c)(3). Acicon’s 2000 petty theft falls within both periods.”
Eugenio Cuadra v. John Ashcroft (8th Cir. 2005). · cites it 3× “” 8 C.F.R. § 240.66 (b) (emphasis added). According to the plain language of the statute and regulation, an alien must show good moral character “during the required period of physical presence,” 8 C.”
Orellana De Zelaya v. Alberto Gonzales, 206 F. App'x 612 (8th Cir. 2006). “De Zelaya and the government agree that she applied for NACARA special-rule cancellation of removal derivatively through her husband — who had applied for and received NACARA special — rule cancellation of removal-and that the IJ should have applied the requirements listed at 8…”
Renderos v. Gonzales, 193 F. App'x 720 (9th Cir. 2006). “See NACARA § 203(a), (b); 8 C.F.R. § 240.66 . Because there is no dispute that Renderos did not meet the continuous physical presence requirement, the IJ did not err in denying his motion to administratively close proceedings to permit Renderos to apply for relief under NACARA.”
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