exceptional circumstances
Defined in 3 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
the term “exceptional circumstances” means circumstances in which a youth would benefit to an unusual extent from additional time in the program.
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- 2008–present42 U.S.C. § 5714The Public Health and Welfare · Eligibility · in this part
The term “exceptional circumstances” refers to exceptional circumstances (such as battery or extreme cruelty to the alien or any child or parent of the alien, serious illness of the alien, or serious illness or death of the spouse, child, or parent of the alien, but not including less compelling circumstances) beyond the control of the alien.
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- 2005–present8 U.S.C. § 1229AAliens and Nationality · Removal proceedings · in this section
The term “exceptional circumstances” refers to exceptional circumstances (such as serious illness of the alien or death of an immediate relative of the alien, but not including less compelling circumstances) beyond the control of the alien.
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- 1994–present8 U.S.C. § 1252BAliens and Nationality · Repealed. Pub. L. 104208, div. C, title III, 308(b)(6), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009615 · in this section
The term “exceptional circumstances” refers to exceptional circumstances (such as serious illness of the alien or serious illness or death of the spouse, child, or parent of the alien, but not including less compelling circumstances) beyond the control of the alien.
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- 1996–20058 U.S.C. § 1229AAliens and Nationality · Removal proceedings · in this section