Legal Opinion
Lopez-Castro v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 18, 2009No. 08-1895PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Pablo López-Castro, is a Guatemalan national, born in 1975, who seeks judicial review of a final order of removal entered by th Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The petitioner concedes removability, but challenges the BIA’s denial of his cross-application for withholding of removal. After careful consideration, we conclude that the petition lacks merit.
The facts are straightforward. In May of 1995, the petitioner entered the United States without inspection. Almost ten years later, the Department of Homeland Security issued a notice to appear, charging…
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