Legal Opinion
Khera v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 9, 2003No. 01-71909; INS No. A72-156-497Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM***
Petitioner Kamaljit Singh Khera was ordered excluded by the Immigration Judge (IJ). The BIA affirmed the decision of the IJ. This petition for review follows. Khera makes two arguments in support of the petition for review: (1) that the IJ lacked jurisdiction to continue with exclusion proceedings under Matter of Sanchez, 21 I. & N. Dec. 444, 1996 WL 413568 (BIA 1996) and (2) that the BIA erroneously concluded that Petitioner did not make an entry into the United States before April 1, 1997.
The BIA’s determination of purely legal questions, such as the jurisdiction of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Giovanni Molina-Estrada v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Geovanni Hernandez-Montiel v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- GUTIERREZBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
- SANCHEZBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1996
- PHELISNABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1982