Who is Removable? A respondent is removable if they are “in the case of an alien not admitted to the United States, that the alien is inadmissible under section 212 of this Act” See INA §240(e)(2)(A)[8 U.S.C 1182] Definitions In this section and section  240A  of this Act [8 U.S.C 1229b] : https://www.lawandsoftware.com/ina/INA-240-sec1229a.html 2. Removable The term “removable” means— A. in the case of an alien not admitted to the United States, that the alien is inadmissible under section  212  of this Act [8 U.S.C 1182] , or B. In the case of an alien admitted to the United States, that the alien is deportable under section  237  of this Act [8 U.S.C 1227] .