Legal Opinion
Higgins v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 19, 2012No. 11-924(ag)PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge KATZMANN concurs in a separate opinion.
2Per curiam
Petitioner Albert Lloyd Higgins petitions for review of a February 11, 2011 decision issued by the Board of Immigra*99tion Appeals (the “BIA” or the “Board”) denying his requests for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a) and a waiver of inadmissibility under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(h). In order to resolve this appeal, we must determine whether a conviction for witness tampering under Connecticut General Statutes (“CGS”) § 53a-151 constitutes an “offense relating to obstruction of justice” within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(S), a…
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4Cited by24 opinions
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