Legal Opinion
Geilher Molina v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 4, 1992No. 89-1684, 90-1167PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Chief Judge.
Geilher Molina asks us to review two decisions regarding his immigration status. See 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). First, the Board of Immigration Appeals (affirming an immigration judge) held that Molina had entered the United States unlawfully, and it ordered him deported. See 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(2). Second, the INS Legalization Appeals Unit denied Molina’s “amnesty” request (to become a temporary resident despite his unlawful entry) because of his two drug-crime convictions. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1255a(a), 1255a(a)(4)(B). We find both of these decisions lawful, and we dismiss Molina’s…
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