Legal Opinion

Genego v. Barr

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 2, 2019No. Docket No. 16-867; August Term, 2018PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POOLER, Circuit Judge:

*500Kwei Genego, a native and citizen of Ghana, seeks review of a February 24, 2016, decision of the Bureau of Immigration Affairs ("BIA") affirming a March 9, 2015, decision of an immigration judge ordering his removal. In re Kwei Genego , No. A047 376 145 (B.I.A. Feb. 24, 2016), aff'g No. A047 376 145 (Immig. Ct. Hartford Mar. 9, 2015). The sole basis for the removal order is Genego's Connecticut conviction for third-degree burglary, which the BIA determined was a crime of violence as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 16(b). Subsequently, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. VenturaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Sessions v. DimayaSupreme Court of the United States · 2018
  3. National Labor Relations Board v. Wyman-Gordon Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Luis Vargas-Sarmiento v. United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  5. De La Rosa v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Luis Grijalva Martinez v. Attorney General United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2020
  2. Jack v. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2020
  3. People of Michigan v. Jose Daniel AlonsoMichigan Supreme Court · 2020

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