Legal Opinion
Maxi Dinga Sopo v. U.S. Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 15, 2016No. 14-11421PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
From 2004 to 2010, Maxi Dinga Sopo resided lawfully in the United States as an asylee from Cameroon. In 2010, he pled guilty to bank fraud and became removable as an aggravated felon. After Sopo completed his criminal sentence, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) took custody of him. Since February 2, 2012, Sopo has been in ICE detention, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c), which mandates civil detention for certain criminal aliens during their removal proceedings. His removal proceedings continue before the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) today. During the…
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