Sec. 324. Pardons
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Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ), as amended by section 311(a) of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: The term pardon means a full and unconditional pardon granted by the President of the United States, Governor of any of the several States or constitutionally recognized body. . Section 237(a) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (2)(A), by striking clause (vi); and by adding at the end the following:
In the case of an alien who has been convicted of a crime and is subject to removal due to that conviction, if the alien, subsequent to receiving the criminal conviction, is granted a pardon, the alien shall not be deportable by reason of that criminal conviction. Subparagraph
(A)shall not apply in the case of an alien granted a pardon if the pardon is granted in whole or in part to eliminate that alien’s condition of deportability. . The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to a pardon granted before, on, or after such date.
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