Legal Opinion
Adefemi v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 30, 2003No. 00-15783PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKETT, Circuit Judge:
Albert Adefemi, a citizen of Nigeria, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals, challenging its determination that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) presented sufficient evidence to demonstrate that he could be deported on the basis of a firearms offense.
After entering the United States in 1977 without inspection, Adefemi became a lawful temporary resident on August 17, 1987 and a permanent resident on March 20, 1989. In 1993, the INS initiated deportation proceedings on the basis of two theft offenses of which Adefemi was…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by8 opinions
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