Legal Opinion

Cabral v. Holder

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 2, 2011No. 09-60386PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH BROWN CLEMENT,

Circuit Judge:

Arnel Cabral, a native and citizen of the Philippines and a lawful permanent resident of the United States, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) decision dismissing his appeal of an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision ordering his removal pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(ii) because he had been convicted of two crimes involving moral turpitude and finding him ineligible for a waiver of inadmissibility under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(h) (commonly referred to as a “§ 212(h) waiver”). Cabral argues that the BIA abused its discretion by…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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  2. Stone v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Fiallo Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Ernest Francis v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
  5. Gary Laguerre v. Janet Reno, Jose, Martin Avelar-Cruz v. Janet RenoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Sammir A. Poveda v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2012
  2. RIVASBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2013
  3. Rony Paz Calix v. Loretta LynchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  4. Dijana Kilic v. William P. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
  5. Rivas v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014

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