Legal Opinion
Victoria-Faustino v. Sessions
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 1, 2017No. 16-1784PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
During a traffic stop, Flaviano Victoria-Faustino provided the police with a false identity. As a result, he ultimately served a term of two years’ imprisonment for obstruction of justice in violation of 720 III. Comp. Stat. 5/31-4. Fifteen years later, in 2015, he was arrested again. This time for driving while under the influence of alcohol. Because Victoria-Faustino is a Mexican national who had resided in this country without authorization for almost 24 years at the time, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) initiated removal proceedings. These proceedings…
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