Legal Opinion
William Cordoba-Chaves v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 22, 1991No. 91-1339PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), in which the BIA denied the request of William Cordoba-Chaves for discretionary relief pursuant to section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“Act”), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c), and ordered him deported to Colombia. We affirm the BIA’s decision.
BACKGROUND
William Cordoba-Chaves is a native and citizen of Colombia. He entered the United States on March 16, 1966 at the age of five as a lawful permanent resident. His mother, father, three brothers, and one sister, who are naturalized United…
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