Telesforo Gutierrez-Almazan v. Alberto Gonzales

Telesforo Gutierrez-Almazan was ordered removed after immigration authorities determined that his 1994 conviction for sexual abuse of a minor was an aggravated felony. Gutierrez filed a petition for review in this court, challenging the determination of the Board of Immigration Appeals that he is ineligible for relief under former section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. See INS v. St. Cyr, 533 U.S. 289, 121 S.Ct. 2271, 150 L.Ed.2d 347 (2001). After he filed his opening brief in this court, however, the government moved to dismiss the petition under the fugitive disentitlement…