Legal Opinion
Santiago-Rodriguez v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 9, 2011No. 16-30178PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge BERZON; Dissent by Judge CALLAHAN.
OPINION
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to decide whether an alien in removal proceedings can withdraw his former attorney’s admission of the Government’s factual allegations when the propriety of the admission has been severely undercut by subsequent legal developments that may, in fact, mean that the admission was false.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY1
Julio Cesar Santiago-Rodriguez (“Santiago”), a native and citizen of Mexico, lawfully entered the United States in 1991 and became a lawful permanent resident (“LPR”) in June 1999.…
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