Legal Opinion
MENDEZ-ORELLANA
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 2010No. ID 3682PublishedCited by 6 opinions
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25 I&N Dec. 254
(BIA 2010) Interim Decision #3682 Matter of Carlos Ovidio MENDEZ-ORELLANA, Respondent File A092 526 474 - Los Angeles, California Decided June 9, 2010 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) In removal proceedings, the antique firearm exception in 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(3) (2006) is an affirmative defense that must be sufficiently raised by an alien charged under section 237(a)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(C) (2006), as an alien who has been convicted of an offense involving a…
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