Legal Opinion
Mendoza-Mazariegos v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 6, 2007No. 05-70163PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
Jorge Mario Mendoza-Mazariegos (“Mendoza”) petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) order denying his application for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b). We grant the petition for review on the ground that Mendoza was denied his statutory right to counsel, and we remand for further proceedings.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Mendoza is a native and citizen of Guatemala. He entered the United States without inspection in February 1985, and has since resided in the United States. Mendoza and his wife Beatriz now have three…
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