Legal Opinion
Tapia Garcia v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 19, 2001No. 99-9540PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Chief Judge.
Petitioner Jose G. Tapia-Garcia appeals a Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision affirming an immigration judge’s ruling that Petitioner is removable as a result of his conviction for commission of an aggravated felony. After concluding Petitioner is an alien subject to removal for commission of an aggravated felony, we dismiss for lack of jurisdiction under section 242(a)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(C).
I. Factual Background
On August 4, 1998, Petitioner Jose G. Tapia-Garcia, a legal permanent resident of the United States and…
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