Jose J. Padilla-Padilla Guadalupe D. Padilla-Enriquez Adela Enriquez v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Based on advice of counsel, the Padillas filed an application for asylum shortly before the effective date of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (“IIRIRA” or “Act”). After the Act’s effective date, the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) 1 initiated removal proceedings against them. Because these proceedings were initiated after the Act’s effective date, a ten-year period of continuous presence in the United States was required to qualify for relief from removal rather than the seven-year period that had…
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