The Board of Immigration Appeals has reversed a grant of cancellation of removal to a Haitian lawful permanent resident. The respondent had lived in the United States for many years and had significant favorable equities, but also had multiple criminal convictions and additional non-conviction conduct.
The Board found that the Immigration Judge did not give sufficient weight to the respondent’s criminal history, non-conviction conduct, and reluctance to accept responsibility. The Board concluded that those adverse factors outweighed the favorable equities, sustained DHS’s appeal, vacated the cancellation grant, and ordered the respondent removed to Haiti.
The full text of Matter of Germain can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/eoir/media/1442486/dl?inline