Legal Opinion
De La Rosa v. U.S. Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 2009No. 08-13861PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
This case presents us with an issue of first impression in our circuit. Jose Eras- mo De la Rosa (“De la Rosa”) petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) determination that he was statutorily ineligible for a waiver of his deportation charge. He contends that his conviction of the aggravated felony of sexual abuse of a minor qualifies him to apply for a waiver of deportation pursuant to the former Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) § 212(c), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c) (repealed 1996) (“§ 212(c) waiver”). We disagree and…
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