Olvera v. Reno

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

LAKE, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Isidoro Olvera, a citizen of Mexico who has resided legally in the United States for twenty-seven years, was convicted in 1996 of possession of between fifty and two thousand pounds of marijuana. The Immigration and Naturalization. Service (INS) instituted deportation proceedings, and a hearing before an immigration judge (IJ) was held on January 22, 1997. Olvera appeared without counsel, and the IJ ordered him deported. Olv-era appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which dismissed the case on August 21,1997. The BIA held…