Legal Opinion
Daniel Castendet-Lewis v. Jefferson Sessions III
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 25, 2017No. 15-2484PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
After pleading guilty to a statutory burglary offense in Virginia, Daniel Jorge Castendet-Lewis — a native of Panama admitted to the United States on a B-2 visitor visa in 2007 — was subjected to so-called “expedited removal proceedings.” The Department of Homeland Security (the “DHS”) initiated those proceedings because Castendet was not lawfully admit ted to this country for permanent residence and his burglary offense is, in the DHS’s view, an aggravated felony for purposes of immigration law. Castendet unsuccessfully sought review in the immigration court of the DHS’s…
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