Legal Opinion
Manuel Federico Samaniego-Meraz v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1995No. 93-70692PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we consider whether an applicant who was convicted for an “aggravated felony” before the effective date of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (ADAA), Pub.L. No. 100-690, 102 Stat. 4181, 4469-73, §§ 7342-50 (1988), is statutorily barred from applying for discretionary waiver of deportation under Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) § 212(c), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c) (1988 & Supp. V 1993).
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Petitioner Manuel Federico Samaniego-Meraz is a native and citizen of Mexico who was admitted to the United States for permanent residence on November 5, 1953. On February 7,…
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3Cited by30 opinions
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