BIA: Vartelas v. Holder Permits 212(c) Relief for Pre-AEDPA Conviction

The BIA found that the Supreme Court precedent in Vartelas v. Holder allowed for the IJ to consider 212(c) relief since the respondent’s sole conviction pre-dated the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) and IIRIRA. http://ow.ly/sx6uJ