Legal Opinion
Mejia-Orellana v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 6, 2007No. 06-2454PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Jose Lorenzo Mejia-Orellana, a native and citizen of Honduras, petitions for review of a final order of removal of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which adopted and affirmed the decision of an Immigration Judge (IJ).
The BIA affirmed the IJ’s decision that Mejia-Orellana was ineligible for a cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a) because he acquired his lawful permanent resident status by fraud or misrepresentation and, further, that he was ineligible for a waiver of inadmissibility under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(h). The BIA also determined that Mejia-Orellana…
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