Legal Opinion
George Garcia v. Loretta E. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 20, 2015No. 11-73406PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Concurrence by Judge BERZON.
OPINION
2Per curiam
An Immigration Judge (“IJ”) incorrectly advised George Camacho Garcia that his prior conviction was for an aggravated felony, and that he was therefore ineligible for relief from removal. Hearing that advice, Garcia waived his appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). But the advice was wrong. As a result, Garcia’s waiver of his right to appeal to the BIA was not considered and intelligent, and the BIA should have granted Garcia’s motion for reconsideration.
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Garcia, a native and citizen of the Philippines, became a lawful permanent resident in 2004…
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