Legal Opinion
Moones Mellouli v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 9, 2013No. 12-3093PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a), lists classes of aliens lawfully present in this country who are removable (deportable) from the United States. One subsection provides:
Any alien who at any time after admission has been convicted of a violation of (or a conspiracy or attempt to violate) any law or regulation of a State, the United States, or a foreign country relating to a controlled substance (as defined in section 802 of Title 21), other than a single offense involving possession for one’s own use of 30 grams or less of…
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