Legal Opinion
Silverio Flores-Leon v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, and John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 14, 2001No. 00-1128PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
On August 24, 1994, petitioner, Silverio Flores-Leon, was convicted of two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in violation of Illinois criminal law stemming from his undisputed act of sexually touching a female child younger than 13 years of age. On June 8, 1999, an immigration judge held that Flores-Leon had been convicted of a crime of violence and sexual abuse of a minor and he was, therefore, deportable. On December 20, 1999, the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) agreed. Flores-Leon now appeals. We find that Flores-Leon raises no valid constitutional…
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