Legal Opinion
Esau Rodriguez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 17, 2013No. 10-60763PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRISCILLA R. OWEN, Circuit Judge:
Esau Rodriguez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that he is removable for having been convicted of an aggravated felony. Because the record does not establish that Rodriguez was convicted of an aggravated felony, as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43), we grant his petition and vacate the order of removal.
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In 2002, Rodriguez pleaded guilty to violating Texas Penal Code section 22.011 and was placed on deferred adjudication. Rodriguez was placed on community supervision and, in 2006,…
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