Israel Reyes-Cornejo v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Israel Reyes-Cornejo was placed in removal proceedings following his conviction on an aggravated weapons charge. In removal proceedings, Mr. Reyes-Cornejo applied for a waiver of inadmissibility, a necessary first-step to securing an adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident based on his marriage to a United States citizen. Following a hearing, an immigration judge (“IJ”) determined that he had not shown that his removal would result in extreme hardship to a qualified relative and separately determined that, even if Mr. Reyes-Cornejo had made such a…