Legal Opinion
Mirwais Ali v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States, 1
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 11, 2005No. 02-3761, 03-3112PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Mirwais Ali, a native and citizen of Afghanistan, came to the United States at the age of three. At eighteen, Ali had several encounters with the law resulting in three state convictions, which triggered removal proceedings by the immigration authorities. For the reasons discussed below we find that the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 does not apply retrospectively and thus does not provide Ali any relief. We also find that although Ali’s felony conviction was vacated and reduced to a misdemeanor by the Wisconsin state courts, it was reasonable for the Board of…
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