Legal Opinion

Morales Ventura v. Ashcroft

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided November 13, 2003No. 02-9533PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARTZ, Circuit Judge.

Petitioners Jose Raul Morales Ventura and Maria Veronica Soloria Soloria, husband and wife, are natives and citizens of Mexico who face removal from this country. They seek review of the decision of the Immigration Judge (IJ) that they are not eligible for cancellation of removal. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissed their appeal. Respondent has filed a motion to dismiss this appeal on the ground that 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B) deprives us of jurisdiction. We agree and grant the motion.

Petitioners are subject to removal because they unlawfully entered the United…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jose Cruz Romero-Torres v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  2. Smith v. PlatiCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
  3. Calcano-Martinez v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  4. Jose Irineo Gonzalez-Oropeza, Guadalupe Garcia-Pineda v. U.S. Attorney General, Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  5. Erdenebileg Tsevegmid v. John Ashcroft, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Charles Osiemo Onyinkwa v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General for the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  2. Pankajkumar Patel v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
  3. Alzainati v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
  4. Schroeck v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  5. Arambula-Medina v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009

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