Legal Opinion
Dias v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 27, 2002No. 19-2069PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Per curiam
In 1995, petitioner Dias was convicted in the trial court for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of a violation of the drug laws of that state. At the time of the conviction, petitioner was eligible for a discretionary waiver of deportation pursuant to former § 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. In 1996, § 440(d) of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) restricted the availability of § 212(c) relief for aliens convicted of a number of felonies, including petitioner’s controlled substance offense.
The issue presented by this petition for review is whether…
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- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
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- Mattis v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
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