Legal Opinion
Angel Carrera-Valdez v. Brian Perryman, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 2, 2000No. 99-1497PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Angel Carrera-Valdez came to the United States in 1980 during the Mariel boatlift exodus from Cuba. Many of the new arrivals had been convicted of crimes in Cuba, which opened its prisons for those willing to emigrate. Carrera is one of these convicts: shortly before leaving Cuba, he had been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for robbery. After arriving in the United States, Carrera was released on parole pending a decision concerning his immigration status, and he commenced a new criminal career, from which four convictions have resulted: auto theft, assault, and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Shaughnessy v. United States Ex Rel. MezeiSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Custis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Manuel Parra v. Brian Perryman, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Pedro Rodriguez-Fernandez v. George C. Wilkinson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by35 opinions
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