Legal Opinion
Jose Antonio Lopez v. Alberto Gonzales, 1 Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 9, 2005No. 04-2397PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Jose Antonio Lopez appeals an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) pretermitting and denying his application for cancellation of removal. Lopez argues that his state-law conviction for aiding and abetting the possession of a controlled substance is not an aggravated felony for purposes of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (“INA”). For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Petitioner Jose Antonio Lopez entered the United States in 1986 and adjusted his status to legal permanent residency as a Seasonal Agricultural Worker in 1990. In…
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