Legal Opinion
Georcely v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 12, 2004No. 03-1922PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
Dieudonna Georcely, a citizen of Haiti, arrived in the United States Virgin Islands on or about January 25, 2002. In January 2002, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”), as it was then named, charged Georcely with removability under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(A)(i) (2000) as an alien who had arrived in the United States without lawful authority. Georcely conceded removability but said that he intended to apply for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. 1
On or about March 15, 2002, the immigration judge set a hearing to be…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- LOZADABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
- Atkins v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Julio Lozada v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Albathani v. INSCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Franklin Antonio Moreno-Bravo v. Alberto R. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- United States v. Jermi Francisco LopezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
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