Legal Opinion
Jose Ortiz-Salas v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 22, 1993No. 92-2369PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
An alien who has been a lawful permanent resident of the United States for at least seven years and is ordered deported can ask the Attorney General for the discretionary remedy of relief from deportation. Immigration and Nationality Act § 212(c), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c); Variamparambil v. INS, 831 F.2d 1362, 1364 n. 1 (7th Cir.1987). Jose Ortiz-Salas applied for relief under this provision, was turned down by an immigration judge whose decision was affirmed by the Board of Immigration Appeals, and now asks us to set aside the Board’s order. A citizen of Mexico, Ortiz came to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. HastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Bank of Nova Scotia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- MARINBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by46 opinions
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