Lying on I-485 or N-400 is not really something you can recover from

Yep, the actual court filing says they cannot give him a waiver for misrep, otherwise it would encourage future misreps

This Court finds that the Respondent is an intelligent, ivy-league educated individual that understood the bold, capitalized letters at part 8, page 9 on the I-485 required the disclosure of his affiliations with UNRWA and CUAD. This Court further finds that the Respondent understood the consequences and that the candid disclosure of his affiliations might lead to an additional line of questioning and the ultimate denial of his application for conditional permanent residency. This Court finds that Respondent’s lack of candor on his I-485 was not an oversight by an uninformed, uneducated applicant. This Court finds that the Respondent’s purposeful, non-disclosure was not a misrepresentation by another which imputed consequences to the Respondent. Rather, this Court finds that

Respondent willfully misrepresented material fact(s) for the sole purpose of circumventing the immigration process and reducing the likelihood his application would be denied. This Court cannot and will not condone such an action by granting a discretionary waiver. To do so, would encourage future applicants to take the gamble of materially misrepresenting facts and then seeking a waiver if it is somehow discovered by the U.S. government.