Legal Opinion
Mireles-Valdez v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 27, 2003No. 02-60405PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
If we have jurisdiction, see 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (prescribing rules for judicial review of removal orders and, inter alia, precluding jurisdiction over certain denials of discretionary relief), at issue is whether a voluntary departure from the United States under the threat of the commencement of immigration proceedings interrupts the requisite continuous presence for eligibility for cancellation of removal, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1229b (prescribing the four requirements for cancellation of removal eligibility). We have jurisdiction; such departure is an…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Zadvydas v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- 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
- Hector Montero-Martinez Gregorio Pedro Montero-Hernandez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Soadjede v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- Hakim Iddir v. Immigration And Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by74 opinions
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