Legal Opinion

Celia Morales-Morales v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 15, 2004No. 02-3936PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Celia Morales-Morales (Morales) is a Mexican citizen who has resided in the United States since her original entry without inspection in 1986. After briefly returning to Mexico to attend to her gravely ill mother, Morales repeatedly and unsuccessfully attempted to reenter the United States in March 1999. Ultimately, she was arrested and convicted for the latter attempt. Upon Morales’s release from imprisonment, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) 1 initiated removal proceedings, and Morales in turn applied for cancellation of removal. The Immigration…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Zadvydas v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. Gerardo Bibiano Falcon Carriche Theresa v. De Falcon Carriche and Christina Pamela Falcon Bibiano v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  4. Jose Cruz Romero-Torres v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  5. 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8943, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14,491 Veronico Blas Almario Kalaw Eleanor Lu Dalisay v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Florencia Garcia Revilla v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Anastacia Miranda-Gonzalez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by46 opinions

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