Legal Opinion
Venancio Cortes-Castillo v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 23, 1993No. 92-3121PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) charged Venancio Cortes-Castillo (Cortes) with deportability in March of 1983, pursuant to section 241(a)(ll) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), because he had been convicted in 1977 for delivery of heroin. Cortes filed applications for relief from deportation and suspension of deportation under sections 212(c) and 244(a)(2) of the INA. 8 U.S.C. §§ 1182(c), 1254(a)(2). In November of 1986, the Immigration Judge (IJ) found Cortes deportable and denied his applications for waiver and suspension. Cortes sought…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Ramon Becerra-Jimenez v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Miguel Angel Leal-Rodriguez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by35 opinions
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