Legal Opinion
Fernandez-Vargas v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 12, 2005No. 03-9610PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.
This case turns upon the application of two statutes. 1 The first statute is § 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1255®, which allows an alien who entered the United States without inspection to apply to become an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if a petition for classification under INA § 204, 8 U.S.C. § 1154, (including a relative visa petition) was filed on his or her behalf before April 30, 2001. 2
The second statute is INA § 241(a)(5), 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(5) (referred to at times throughout as the “reinstatement…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Arevalo v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Lattab v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Fernandez-Vargas v. GonzalesSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Gonzales v. Department of Homeland SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Lorenzo v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
- M. Fatima Guijosa De Sandoval v. U.S. Atty. Gen.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
- Luna-Garcia v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2015
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