Legal Opinion
Cordova-Soto v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 15, 2013No. 12-3392PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Gabriela Cordova-Soto is a Mexican citizen whose parents brought her to the United States at the age of nine months. She eventually became a lawful permanent resident. In 2005 at age 27, however, she signed a written stipulation agreeing to removal to Mexico after she was convicted in state court for possession of methamphetamine. She believed, she says, based on legal advice from an immigration officer that she had no way to stay in the United States lawfully after that conviction.
Immediately after her removal, though, Cordova-Soto returned to the United…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by33 opinions
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