Garcia-Hernandez v. Boente

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

This case lies at the intersection of immigration law and legal measures to prevent domestic violence. Even if a state court does not impose severe punishment for an alien’s violation of a domestic protective order, the immigration consequences may be severe, as in this case.

Petitioner Martin Garcia-Hernandez, a citizen of Mexico, sought cancellation of removal, arguing that his removal would cause exceptional and extremely unusual hardship for his U.S.-citizen children. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(l). An immigration judge concluded that he was statutorily ineligible for…