Legal Opinion
Juan Cesar Vargas v. U.S. Department of Immigration and Naturalization
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 4, 1987No. 86-7652PublishedCited by 325 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises two issues for our determination: (1) whether appellant, Juan Cesar Vargas, (Vargas) must first exhaust his administrative remedies before raising a due process claim in this court when that claim concerns procedural errors correctable by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA); and (2) whether the BIA abused its discretion when it denied Vargas’ request for a waiver of deportation.
I
Vargas is a Mexican citizen who was lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence in 1962. On September 14, 1983, he pleaded no contest to heroin…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Melesio Manuel Tapia-Acuna v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Ian George Mattis v. United States Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Merced Hernandez-Rivera and Carlota Garcia-Vasquez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by325 opinions
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