Legal Opinion
FITZPATRICK
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 2015No. IDPublishedCited by 2 opinions
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26 I&N Dec. 559
(BIA 2015) Interim Decision #3835 Matter of Margarita Del Pilar FITZPATRICK, Respondent Decided May 7, 2015 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals An alien who has voted in an election involving candidates for Federal office in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 611(a) (2012) is removable under section 237(a)(6)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(6)(A) (2012), regardless of whether the alien knew that he or she was committing an unlawful act by voting. FOR RESPONDENT: Rick Hodge, Esquire, Wichita,…
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- United States v. Ricardo KnightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
- Anthony Kimani v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
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