Legal Opinion
Peters v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 27, 2004No. 03-60029PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
According to the Government, Ramon Peters, a lawful permanent resident alien, became deportable because of his conviction for felony solicitation to transport marijuana for sale under Arizona law. Because we agree that Peters violated a law “relating to” a controlled substance, he was removable under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(B)(i). Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction and dismiss this petition.
I. BACKGROUND
Ramon Anthony Peters, a native and citizen of Jamaica, was admitted to the United States in July 1993 as a nonimmi-grant visitor, but he soon adjusted his status to…
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