Legal Opinion
Joaquin Sinotes-Cruz v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 22, 2006No. 04-70745PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Jose Joaquin Sinotes-Cruz petitions for review from an order of removal. We hold that the government has introduced sufficient evidence to carry its burden of proof that Sinotes-Cruz is removable. We also hold, based on INS v. St. Cyr, 533 U.S. 289, 121 S.Ct. 2271, 150 L.Ed.2d 347 (2001), that the permanent stop-time rule of § 240A(d)(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(d)(l), may not be applied retroactively to prevent Sinotes-Cruz from fulfilling the sevenyear continuous residence requirement of INA § 240A(a)(2),…
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