Legal Opinion

Pasqual Antonio-Martinez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 30, 2003No. 90-70474PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

We consider whether the fugitive disen-titlement doctrine applies to an alien who goes missing while his petition for review of a deportation order is pending.

Background

Petitioner Pasqual Antonio-Martinez was a rope-maker in Guatemala in the 1970s. Unsatisfied with his paycheck, he took up more lucrative work as an enforcer for a group called the “Guerrilla Army of the Poor.” His new job was to go door-to-door shaking down local villagers for food and money to support the guerrillas, like an out-of-control UNICEF collector. The guerrillas threatened to kill…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  4. Crosby v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by72 opinions

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