Legal Opinion
Edwin Atilio Vasquez-Velezmoro v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 1, 2002No. 01-2032PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*695RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Edwin Atilio Vasquez-Velezmoro, appeals the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that his drug conviction makes him ineligible for cancellation of removal proceedings. He argues that because his conviction was expunged under Texas law, it is not a “conviction” for immigration purposes. His argument proceeds as follows: (1) If he had committed the same unlawful acts and had been charged in federal court, he could have been eligible to have his conviction expunged under the Federal First Offender Act (FFOA) 18 U.S.C. § 8607; (2) a…
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