Legal Opinion

Gustavo Castellon-Contreras v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 10, 1995No. 94-2089PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Gustavo Castellon-Contreras (“Castellon-Contreras”) appeals the Board of Immigration Appeal’s affirmance of an Immigration Judge’s determination that Castel-lon-Contreras did not have seven years of lawful unrelinquished domicile, thereby making him ineligible for discretionary relief from deportation. Although we disagree with the Board of Immigration Appeal’s legal analysis, we agree with its conclusion and thus affirm.

I

Castellon-Contreras, a citizen of Mexico, came to the United States illegally in 1979 or 1980 and has continued living here since that time.…

2Cases cited28 opinions

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3Cited by58 opinions

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