Legal Opinion
Contreras v. Attorney General of United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 4, 2012No. 10-4235PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
This immigration case requires us to decide, among other things, whether the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause guarantees an alien effective assistance of counsel in preparing, filing, and appealing a labor certification application and a visa petition before the start of removal proceedings. We hold that it does not, and thus deny the petition for review.
I. Background
Petitioners Margarito Contreras and his wife Norma, both natives and citizens of Mexico, entered the United States unlawfully in 1993 and 1998, respectively. Since 2000, Margarito has…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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