Does the Attorney General have the power to cancel deportation orders under former Section 212(c) of the Immigration Reform Act?
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The following excerpt is from US v. Cerna, 603 F.3d 32 (2nd Cir. 2010):
2 "Prior to 1996, former 212(c) of the INA vested the Attorney General with broad discretion to cancel deportation orders for aliens who met certain residence requirements and had not served five years in prison for an aggravated felony." United States v. Lopez, 445 F.3d 90, 92 (2d Cir.2006) (quotation marks omitted).
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