Legal Opinion
Aguilera v. Kirkpatrick
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 7, 2001No. 00-4008PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Chief Judge.
Petitioners appeal the district court’s dismissal of their habeas corpus petition for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Although we hold that we do have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, we dismiss because Petitioners fail to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
I. Background
A. Factual Background
1. Petitioners Mario and Judith Aguil-era
On January 26, 1995, an immigration judge denied Petitioner Mario Aguilera’s asylum application. Mr. Aguilera, a citizen and native of Chile, appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which affirmed the immigration…
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