Legal Opinion

Antonio Avila-Macias v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States of America

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided January 23, 2003No. 01-4307PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BARRY, Circuit Judge.

On November 29, 2001, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) issued an order reinstating a prior order of deportation against petitioner Antonio Avila-Macias pursuant to Section 305(a)(5) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (“IIRI-RA”). 1 Avila-Macias appeals, arguing that (1) Section 305(a)(5) does not apply to him because he was previously deported as opposed to removed; (2) applying Section 305(a)(5) in his case would be impermissi-bly retroactive because he was deported prior to April 1, 1997, the effective…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. Leonardo CAMPOS-SANCHEZ, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  4. Pierrot Bejjani v. Immigration and Naturalization Service John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
  5. Ojeda-Terrazas v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Fernandez-Vargas v. GonzalesSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  2. Oyenike Alaka v. Attorney General of the United States Secretary of Department of Homeland SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
  3. Gregorio Perez-Gonzalez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  4. United States v. Riel CharleswellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
  5. M. Fatima Guijosa De Sandoval v. U.S. Atty. Gen.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006

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