Legal Opinion
Mejia v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 25, 2014No. 13-2202PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
Lazaro Antonio Mejia applied for “special rule cancellation” of his removal from the United States under section 203 of the Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (“NACARA”), Pub.L. No. 105-100, §§ 201-204, 111 Stat. 2160, 2193-2201, as amended by Pub.L. No. 106-386, § 1510(b), 114 Stat. 1464, 1531 (2000). He was ruled ineligible for relief on the basis of his criminal history. In this petition, Mejia raises a single issue of law as to which we have jurisdiction.
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) characterized his 1999 Massachusetts shoplifting conviction as a crime…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Yatskin v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- JURADOBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2006
- Maghsoudi v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- GRAZLEYBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1973
- Idy v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. CanoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2015
- Compere v. NielsenDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2019
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