Regulations last checked for updates: May 01, 2025

Title 8 - Aliens and Nationality last revised: Apr 14, 2025
§ 1003.55 - Treatment of post-conviction orders.

(a) Applicability of Matter of Thomas & Thompson, 27 I&N Dec. 674 (A.G. 2019). (1) Matter of Thomas & Thompson shall not apply to a criminal sentence:

(i) Where a court at any time granted a request to modify, clarify, vacate, or otherwise alter the sentence and the request was filed on or before October 25, 2019; or

(ii) Where the noncitizen demonstrates that the noncitizen reasonably and detrimentally relied on the availability of an order modifying, clarifying, vacating, or otherwise altering the sentence entered in connection with a guilty plea, conviction, or sentence on or before October 25, 2019.

(2) Where paragraph (a)(1) of this section applies, the adjudicator shall assess the relevant order under Matter of Cota-Vargas, 23 I&N Dec. 849 (BIA 2005), Matter of Song, 23 I&N Dec. 173 (BIA 2001), and Matter of Estrada, 26 I&N Dec. 749 (BIA 2016), as applicable.

(b) Post-conviction orders correcting errors. Adjudicators shall give effect to an order that corrects a genuine ambiguity, mistake, or typographical error on the face of the original conviction or sentencing order and that was entered to give effect to the intent of the original order.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 6 U.S.C. 521; 8 U.S.C. 1101,1103,1154,1155,1158,1182,1226,1229,1229a,1229b,1229c,1231,1254a,1255,1324d,1330,1361,1362; 28 U.S.C. 509,510,1746; sec. 2 Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1950; 3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 1002; section 203 of Pub. L. 105-100, 111 Stat. 2196-200; sections 1506 and 1510 of Pub. L. 106-386, 114 Stat. 1527-29, 1531-32; section 1505 of Pub. L. 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763A-326 to -328
source: Redesignated at 68 FR 9830, Feb. 28, 2003.
cite as: 8 CFR 1003.55