Legal Opinion
Hilario Rivas-Melend v. Janet A. Na
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 1, 2012No. 11-2246PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Hilario Rivas-Melendrez (“Rivas”) is a native and citizen of Mexico who entered the United States in 1970 as a lawful permanent resident. On November 9, 2009, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) charged Rivas with removability because of a 1980 conviction for statutory rape. At his hearing before an immigration judge (“IJ”), Rivas acknowledged the conviction but argued that it did not constitute an aggravated felony and that he was therefore not removable. The IJ rejected this argument and, after finding that Rivas had failed to timely file for a discretionary…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Maleng v. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Foster v. DeLucaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Pole v. RandolphCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- Jonathan O. Madu v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- Shailja Gandhi Revocable Trust v. Sitara Capital Management, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- Cordova-Soto v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- B.P. v. MayorkasDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2024
- E.F.L. v. PrimDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2020
- Fadeel Shuhaiber v. Immigration and Customs EnforcCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.