Legal Opinion
Jerry Villavicencio-Rojas v. Loretta E. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 2, 2016No. 13-70620PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge ZOUHARY; Concurrence by Judge BERZON.
OPINION
ZOUHARY, District Judge:
The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) charged Petitioner Jerry Villavi-eencio-Rojas with removability. Villavi-cencio applied for a status adjustment based on his wife’s U.S. citizenship, but an immigration judge found his two prior drug convictions barred him from relief. The Board of Immigration Appeals summarily affirmed. Villavicencio now petitions for review.
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Villavicencio, a Guatemalan citizen, entered the United States illegally in 1992. He is married to a U.S. citizen. In October 2008, DHS…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Coronado v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
- De Jesus Melendez v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Jesus Ramon Cardenas-Uriarte v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Nunez-Reyes v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
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