Legal Opinion
GOURCHE v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 9, 2011No. 11-1622PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Rachid Gourche, an alien who has been ordered removed from the United States, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ordering his removal. We hold that petitioner is removable as charged based on his prior criminal conviction for conspiring to submit false immigration documents. We therefore deny the petition.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Petitioner Gourche is a native and citizen of Morocco who entered the United States as a visitor in 1998. On November 7, 1998, Gourche married a United States citizen and later adjusted his status…
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