Legal Opinion

Ricardo Sanchez v. Jefferson B. Sessions III

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 5, 2018No. 17-1673PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Rovner, Circuit Judge.

*860 Ricardo Sanchez seeks review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying his motion to reopen its prior decision denying him discretionary cancellation of removal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(1). Because Sanchez's petition presents questions of law, we have jurisdiction to review the Board's order and, for the reasons that follow, we grant his petition and remand to the Board for further proceedings.

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Sanchez, aged 44, is a native and citizen of Mexico who has lived in the United States without documentation for more than 25 years. He is married to another Mexican…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. LOZADABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
  3. COELHOBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1992
  4. Reyes Mata v. LynchSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  5. Young Sun Shin v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  3. Carlos Alvarez-Espino v. William BarrCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  4. Manjit Sembhi v. Jefferson Sessions IIICourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  5. William Yovanni Molina Avila v. Jefferson B. Sessions IIICourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018

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