Legal Opinion
Ezeigwe v. Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 19, 2012No. 11-2842PublishedCited by 1 opinion
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Petitioner Kennedy Ndu Ezeigwe, proceeding pro se, seeks review of a determination by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA” or “Board”) that his New York state court conviction for identity theft constitutes an aggravated felony, thereby rendering him ineligible for cancellation of removal. For the reasons that follow, we will deny the petition for review.
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Ezeigwe, a native and citizen of Nigeria, entered the United States in 1985. He became a lawful permanent resident in 1993 after he married his wife, a United States citizen. In 1991, Ezeigwe was convicted in New York state court…
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