Legal Opinion
Aguilera-Montero v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 1, 2008No. 06-72956PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Pedro Aguilera-Montero (Aguilera-Montero) petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) dismissal of his appeal of a denial of his application for adjustment of status. Aguilera-Montero asserts that he is entitled to a waiver of deportability pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1227 because of a full and unconditional state pardon.
Additionally, Aguilera-Montero maintains that the availability of a pardon-based waiver pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1227 violates the equal protection rights of inadmissible aliens, who are not entitled to such a waiver under 8…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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