Legal Opinion
Rioja v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 22, 2003No. 02-60212PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Juan Rioja, also known as Juan Rioja-Claure, is a native of Bolivia who was admitted into the United State in June 1990 for a temporary period not to exceed January 4, 1991. Because Rioja remained beyond this temporary period, removal proceedings were instituted against him. Through retained counsel, Rioja admitted to all allegations against him in the removal proceedings and conceded removability. As relief from removal, Rioja sought political asylum, withholding of removal, and, in the alternative, voluntary departure. On July 27, 1999, after conducting a hearing, the Immigration Judge…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Clarence Benjamin Townsend and Julia Mydea Randall Townsend v. U.S. Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company v. Clarence O. Crisp, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Juan Antonio Medrano-Villatoro v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
3Cited by21 opinions
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