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BIA Clarifies Definition of Step-Child for Immigration Purposes
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) ruled yesterday in Matter of Portillo-Gutierrez, 25 I&N, Dec. 148 (BIA 2009) that a step-child who meets the definition of a child under the immigration laws, is a qualifying relative for establishing exceptional and extremely unusual hardship for the purposes of cancellation of removal as a defense from deportation.
The Immigration Judge who heard Mr. Portillo-Gutierrez’s [...]
