8 U.S.C. 1229b: Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status

2008

• Pub. L. 110–457 added par. (6). (William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (b)

2006

• Pub. L. 109–162, §813(c)(1)(A), substituted ", subject to paragraph (5)" for "(except in a case described in section 1227(a)(7) of this title where the Attorney General exercises discretion to grant a waiver)". (Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 109–162, §813(c)(1)(B), substituted ", subject to paragraph (5)" for "(except in a case described in section 1227(a)(7) of this title where the Attorney General exercises discretion to grant a waiver)". (Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 109–162, §822(a)(2), which directed amendment of fourth sentence by substituting "this subparagraph, subparagraph (A)(ii)," for "subsection (b)(2)(B) of this section", was executed by making the substitution for language which read in the original "section 240A(b)(2)(B)",… (Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 109–162, §822(a)(1), substituted "(A)(ii)" for "(A)(i)(II)" in first sentence. (Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 109–162, §822(b), substituted "(A)(iii)" for "(A)(i)(III)". (Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 109–271 substituted "the applicants were VAWA self-petitioners" for "they were applications filed under section 1154(a)(1)(A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii) of this title for purposes of section 1255 (a) and (c) of this title". (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 109–162, §813(c)(1)(C), added par. (5). (Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (b)

2000

• Pub. L. 106–386, §1505(b)(2), inserted before semicolon "(except in a case described in section 1227(a)(7) of this title where the Attorney General exercises discretion to grant a waiver)". (Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 106–386, §1504(a), amended heading and text of par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "(2) The Attorney General may cancel removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, an alien who is inadmissible or depor… (Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 106–386, §1504(b), added par. (4). (Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 106–386, §1506(b)(1), substituted "(A) except in the case of an alien who applies for cancellation of removal under subsection (b)(2), when the alien is served a notice to appear under section 1229(a) of this title, or (B)" for "when the alien is served a notice to appear un… (Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000) Law text · (d)

1997

• Pub. L. 105–100, §204(b), in introductory provisions, substituted "may cancel removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, an alien" for "may cancel removal in the case of an alien". Law text · (b), (2)
• Pub. L. 105–100, §204(c), amended heading and text of par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Attorney General may adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence any alien who the Attorney General determines meets the requiremen… Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 105–100, §204(a), amended heading and text of subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Attorney General may not cancel the removal and adjust the status under this section, nor suspend the deportation and adjust the status under section 1254(a) of t… Law text · (e)