Legal Opinion
Lopez De Jesus v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 7, 2002No. 01-60807PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner, a lawful permanent resident, appeals the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals upholding the decision of the immigration judge which found him excludable as illegally reentering the United States after a three-day trip to Mexico. It ordered him excluded and deported from the United States. We affirm the Board’s decision and in doing so hold that retroactive reach of the IIRIRA amendment of the INA is constitutional.
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Miguel Lopez De Jesus, a citizen of Mexico, married Victoria Palacios, a citizen of the United States, and, on the basis…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Rosenberg v. FleutiSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brown v. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Zhu Yu Chun v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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