Legal Opinion
Lopez-Elias v. Reno
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 1, 2000No. 99-60757PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
This case requires the court once again to construe the criminal alien removal provisions of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009-546 (“IIRIRA”). Specifically, we must determine whether a Texas conviction of burglary of a vehicle with the intent to commit theft constitutes a theft offense, a burglary offense, or a crime of violence — any of which alone would be sufficient to deny this court jurisdiction to review a final order of removal by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”)…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Food & Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Aguirre-AguirreSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by88 opinions
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