Legal Opinion
Mauricio Moral-Salaz v. Eric Holder
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 28, 2013No. 12-1353PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security began removal proceedings against Mauricio Moral-Salazar (“Moral”) because of his multiple criminal convictions, including unlawful use of a weapon and sexual abuse of a minor. The Immigration Judge (“IJ”) granted five continuances, four of which allowed Moral to pursue state-court post-conviction proceedings seeking to set aside his guilty plea for sexual abuse of a minor occurring in 2002. After Moral informed the IJ that the state criminal court dismissed his petition, the IJ denied his request for another continuance and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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