Current through September 30, 2024
Section 236.13 - Ineligible aliensThe following categories of aliens are ineligible for benefits under the Family Unity Program:
(a) An alien who is deportable under any paragraph in section 237(a) of the Act, except paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B), (1)(C), and (3)(A); provided that an alien who is deportable under section 237(a)(1)(A) of such Act is also ineligible for benefits under the Family Unity Program if deportability is based upon a ground of inadmissibility described in section 212(a)(2) or (3) of the Act;(b) An alien who has been convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors in the United States;(c) An alien described in section 241(b)(3)(B) of the Act; or(d) An alien who has committed an act of juvenile delinquency (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 5031 ) which if committed by an adult would be classified as:(1) A felony crime of violence that has an element the use or attempted use of physical force against another individual; or(2) A felony offense that by its nature involves a substantial risk that physical force against another individual may be used in the course of committing the offense.62 FR 10360, Mar. 6, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 43680, July 14, 2000