Legal Opinion
Morales-Izquierdo v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 5, 2007No. 03-70674PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*694KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.
When an alien subject to removal leaves the country, the removal order is deemed to be executed. If the alien reenters the country illegally, the order may not be executed against him again unless it has been “reinstated” by an authorized official.1 Until' 1997, removal orders could only be reinstated by immigration judges. That year, the Attorney General changed the applicable regulation to delegate this authority, in most cases, to immigration officers. We consider whether this change in regulation is valid.
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Morales-Izquierdo, a native and citizen of Mexico, was…
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3Cited by16 opinions
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