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PUBLIC LAW 4 1 4 - J U N E 27, 1952

ments at the time of such entry into the United States; has been physically present in the United States for a continuous period of not less than five years immediately preceding his application under this paragraph, and proves that during all of such period he has been and is a person of good moral character; has not been served with a final order of deportation issued pursuant to this Act in deportation proceedings up to the time of applying to the Attorney General for suspension'of deportation; and is a person whose deportation would, in the opinion of the Attorney General, result in exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to the alien or to his spouse, parent, or child, who is a citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; or (3) last entered the United States within two years prior to, or at any time after the date of enactment of this Act; is deportable under any law of the United States for an act committed or status acquired subsequent to such entry into the United States and is not within the provisions of paragraph (4) or (5) of this subsection; was possessed of all of the requisite documents at the time of such entry into the United States; has been physically present in the United States for a continuous period of not less than five years immediately following the commission of an act, or the assumption of a status, constituting a ground for deportation, and proves that during all of such period he has been and is a person of good moral character; has not baen served with a final order of deportation issued pursuant to this Act in deportation proceedings up to the time of applying to the Attorney General for suspension of deportation; and is a person whose deportation would, in the opinion of the Attorney General, result in exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to the alien or to his spouse, parent, or child, who is a citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; or (4) last entered the United States within two years prior to, or at any time after the date of enactment of this Act; is deportable under paragraph (1) of section 241(a) insofar as it relates to criminals, prostitutes or other immoral persons, subversives, violators of narcotic laws and similar classes or under paragraph (2) of section 241(a), as a person who entered the United States without inspection or at a time or place other than as designated by the Attorney General, or without the proper documents and is not within the provisions of paragraph (5) of this subsection; has been physically present in the United States for a continuous period of not less than ten years after such entry and immediately preceding his application under this paragraph and proves that during all of such period he has been and is a person of good moral character; has not been served with a final order of deportation issued pursuant to this Act in deportation proceedings up to the time of applying to the Attorney General for suspension of deportation; and is a person whose deportation would, in the opinion of the Attorney General, result in exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to the alien or to his spouse, parent, or child, who is a citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; or (5) is deportable under paragraph (4), (5), (6), (7), (11), (12), (14), (15), (16), (17) or (18) of section 241(a) for an act conimitted or status acquired subsequent to such entry into the United States or having last entered the United States within two years prior to, or at any time after the date of enactment of this Act, is deportable under para*?raph (2) of section 241(a) as a person who has remained longer in the United States than the period

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