Legal Opinion
Salvador Lemus-Rodriguez v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 26, 2003No. 02-3908PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Salvador Lemus-Rodriguez, a citizen of Mexico, has been an illegal resident of the United States since 1983 (except for a brief return to Mexico during the 1980s). Eventually the Immigration and Naturalization Service instituted removal (as deportation is now called) proceedings against him. He conceded that he was removable, but applied for cancellation of removal, a form of discretionary relief for which a long-time illegal resident can apply. See Immigration and Nationality Act, § 240A(b)(1), 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1). The immigration judge turned down his application on…
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