Humberto Aleman-Fiero v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, District Director, and Attorney General of the United States

Appellant, Humberto Aleman-Fiero, a citizen of Mexico, was duly admitted to the United States as a permanent resident alien on June 24, 1964. He thereafter returned to Mexico where he lived, married a Mexican national, and commuted to work in the United States. On December 22, 1970, while living in Mexico, he was convicted in Mexico of possessing marihuana. Following his return to the United States, deportation proceedings were instituted against appellant which resulted in a decision by a hearing examiner of the U.S. Immigration Service on May 3, 1971, to deport him. Title 8 U.S.C. Section…