Alexandra GEORGIU, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent
Opinion
Opinion
Alexandra Georgiu, a thirty-year-old native and citizen of Romania, was lawfully admitted to the United States as a political refugee and granted permanent resident status on August 13, 1984. He has lived here since then and has maintained steady employment. On November 4, 1988, he was convicted of armed robbery in Michigan, and on December 8, 1988, he was sentenced to three and one-half to twenty years in prison. The record contains no evidence of Georgiu’s having been arrested or convicted of any other criminal offense, either here or in Romania.
On July 31, 1991, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) ordered Geor-giu to show cause why he should not be deported under section 241 as an alien who has been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude within five years of the date of entry and sentenced or confined for at least one year. 8 U.S.C. § 1251 (a)(2)(A)©. Georgiu admitted that he was eligible for deportation but petitioned for relief under section 212(c). 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (c). The Immigration Judge (IJ) denied the waiver. Based upon its review of the record, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirmed.