Legal Opinion
Henry v. Ashcroft
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 30, 2001No. 01 Civ. 3377(DC)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHIN, District Judge.
Petitioner Jenny Lee Henry seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, vacating her order of removal and declaring her eligible to apply for a cancellation of removal pursuant to § 240A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the “INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1229b, and a waiver of removal pursuant to INA § 212(h), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(h).
This case presents an issue of apparent first impression: whether a provision of a statute enacted in 1996 limiting an alien’s ability to seek relief from an order of removal can be applied, retroactively, to a crime committed…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Bowen v. Georgetown University HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Joaquin Sinotes-Cruz v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Daniel Valencia-Alvarez v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Martinez v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- Heaven v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- ROBLESBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2006
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