Legal Opinion
Perez Santana v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 27, 2013No. 12-2270PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Born in the Dominican Republic in 1987, Vladimir Perez Santana immigrated to the United States and became a lawful permanent resident (“LPR”) in 1997. In March 2010, Perez Santana pled guilty in state court to one charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. He received a one-year probationary sentence.
The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) placed Perez Santana into removal proceedings and found him both removable and ineligible for discretionary relief. After the agency ordered his removal, Perez Santana sought vacatur of his criminal…
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