Roberto Gutierrez-Rubio v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

Roberto Gutierrez-Rubio, an alien, was convicted of violating the Texas firearms statute by having in his possession a weapon which could be fired both automatically and semi-automatically. Such a conviction is a ground for deportation. 1 Deportation proceedings were begun but before completion, appellant was granted relief under the Texas Adult Probation and Parole Law 2 which serves to relieve a probationer of the penalties and disabilities resulting from his conviction. The Special Inquiry Office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service ordered that the deportation proceedings be…