Legal Opinion
Foster v. Townsley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 22, 2001No. 00-30467PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Baldwin Foster (“Foster”), a Jamaican native who sued Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) officials for wrongfully removing him from the country, appeals the district court’s dismissal for lack of jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g). Finding that 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g) precludes judicial review of Foster’s claims, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
This case arises out of the INS’s deportation of Foster while his case was pending in the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). In November 1996, Foster was issued an order to show cause why he should not be deported…
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