Legal Opinion
Esquivel v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 11, 2008No. 07-2260PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Hector Esquivel, a Mexican citizen, was ordered removed after an Immigration Judge found him inadmissible as a result of having committed crimes in this country involving moral turpitude. In ordering Esquivel’s removal, the IJ determined that Esquivel was ineligible for a waiver under former § 212(c) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act because he had previously served more than five years’ imprisonment for an aggravated felony: attempted murder. Esquivel appealed to the BIA, which dismissed his appeal and also denied his motion to remand or administratively close…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Gary Laguerre v. Janet Reno, Jose, Martin Avelar-Cruz v. Janet RenoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Zamora-Mallari v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Antonio Reyes-Hernandez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Charles Jideonwo v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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