U.S. INS Moratorium on Soriano-Type Deportations

INS instructs the field not to deport persons whose proceedings commenced before 4/24/96, were eligible for or were denied on Soriano grounds a 212(c) waiver, are eligible for 212(c) relief under pre-AEDPA law and who have not been physically deported.

Please click here for the INS Memo (125 kb PDF file)