Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952

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Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952

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This section of the act, later replaced by INA § 240(A)(a), allowed permanent resident aliens who had left the country voluntarily and who were returning, to be admitted in the discretion of the Attorney General without regard to most exclusion grounds. This section also applied to deportation.

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— Francis v. INS

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