Reeves v. Reno

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 1

TARNOW, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Petitioner Donna Anne Reeves (“Reeves” or “Petitioner”) is a legal permanent resident of the United States who has been ordered deported because she had been convicted of eight counts of violating the controlled substances laws of Michigan. The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) determined that she was statutorily ineligible for § 212(c) discretionary relief from deportation pursuant to an amendment to § 212(c) effectuated by § 440(d) of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996…