Legal Opinion
Wilberto Miresles-Zuniga v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 14, 2014No. 13-60038PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
In 2012, the Department of Homeland Security initiated removal proceedings against Wilberto Miresles-Zuniga, who conceded ' removability because he had been convicted of a firearms offense and a crime of domestic violence. Although Miresles-Zuniga sought cancellation of removal, the immigration judge (“IJ”) found that he was not statutorily eligible for that discretionary relief because of the “stop-time rule” in 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(d)(l). Because the plain reading of that provision supports the IJ’s application of the stop-time rule, we agree and deny the petition…
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