Legal Opinion
Delfino Rodriguez-Contreras v. Jefferson B. Sessions III
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 12, 2017No. 17-1335PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
An alien who has been convicted of an “aggravated felony” as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43) is removable from the United States. Section 1101(a)(43)(E) specifies that any violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) counts as an aggravated felony. Section 922(g)(1) in turn bars anyone who has been convicted of a felony from possessing a firearm. The Board of Immigration Appeals concluded that these statutes require Delfíno Rodriguez-Contreras, a citizen of Mexico who had been admitted for permanent residence, to leave the United States without any possibility of…
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