Legal Opinion

Poblete Mendoza v. Holder

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 2, 2010No. 08-71007PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUG, Circuit Judge:

Leonel Poblete Mendoza, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision reversing an order of an Immigration Judge (“IJ”) and dismissing Poblete Mendoza’s appeal of the IJ’s subsequent order of removal. For the reasons set forth below, we deny the petition for review.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Poblete Mendoza has been a lawful permanent resident of the United States since 1993. In 2003, he was convicted of shoplifting in violation of Arizona law and of possession of a controlled substance with intent to…

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