Guerrero v. Holder

ORDER

Dionicio Guerrero was ordered removed by an immigration judge on the basis of a 1995 aggravated-felony conviction. He argues that he should be permitted to apply for a waiver of removal under § 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. That section was repealed in 1996, however, and this court held just one year ago that the repeal of § 212(c) is not impermissibly ret*965roactive when applied to aliens who, like Guerrero, were convicted at trial and chose not to appeal. Because Guerrero’s only argument is squarely foreclosed by recent precedent, we deny his petition for review.

Guerrero,…