Legal Opinion

Jose Palma-Martinez v. Loretta E. Lynch

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 11, 2015No. 14-1866PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Jose Miguel Palma-Martinez petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) order of removal. Because the IJ neither erred in holding that Palma-Martinez was ineligible for a waiver nor abused his discretion in denying Palma-Martinez a continuance, we deny the petition.

I. Background

Palma-Martinez is a native of Guatemala. He became a lawful permanent resident in 2007. In 2011, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to knowingly transfer a false identification document in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028(f). On May 6,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jordan v. De GeorgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. Zulfigar Qureshi v. Alberto R. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  3. Klementanovsky v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  4. Tenny Hassan v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  5. Jimenez-Guzman v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2011

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. L-A-B-RBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2018
  2. Parashu Giri v. Loretta E. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
  3. Georges v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2021
  4. Sellers v. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015
  5. Acuna-Hinojosa v. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016

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