Legal Opinion
DE LEON CASTELLANOS v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 2011No. 06-2807PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Jaime De Leon Castellanos, a lawful permanent resident, asks this court to review the denial of his application for cancellation of removal. At issue is whether his second conviction for domestic battery qualifies as a “crime of violence” under 18 U.S.C. § 16(a) and thus is an aggravated felony prohibiting him from applying for cancellation. We hold that it is and therefore deny the petition.
I. Background
The facts are straightforward: In 1981 De Leon left Guatemala for the United States and in 1988 became a lawful permanent resident (the Department of Homeland Security…
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