Legal Opinion
Garcia-Melendez v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 19, 2003No. 02-60382PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, District Judge:
Appellant Juan Garcia-Melendez seeks judicial review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order affirming the Immigration Judge’s decision denying Garcia’s application for cancellation of removal. Further, Garcia challenges the BIA’s use, in his case, of a single-member appeal panel and summary affirmance procedure. We deny appellant’s petition.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Garcia-Melendez is a native and citizen of Mexico who, by his own admission, was present in the United States without having been admitted or paroled by an immigration officer. On August 26,…
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