Legal Opinion
Alberto Mendez-Garcia v. Loretta Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 20, 2016No. 15-71931, 13-72924PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Concurrence by Judge WATFORD
OPINION
IKUTA, Circuit Judge:
Alberto Mendez-Garcia’s application for cancellation of removal - claimed that his removal would result in hardship to his son, who was a United States citizen under 21 years of age at the time of the application. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(l)(D). Mario Rivera-Baltazar’s application for cancellation of removal made the same claim with respect to his son, who was likewise a citizen who had not yet turned 21.1 While these applications were pending, the petitioners’ sons turned 21 and no longer met the statutory definition of “child,” see 8…
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