Legal Opinion
Santos-Quiroa v. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 4, 2016No. 15-1685PPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Gilberto Santos-Quiroa seeks review of a decision- from the Board of Immigration Appeals-(“BIA”) finding that the so-called “stop-time” rule applies to his application for suspension of deportation and bars him from receiving relief. For the reasons explained below, we agree with the BIA that the stop-time rule applies to Santos-Quiroa. Accordingly, the petition for review will be denied.
BACKGROUND
1. The Legal Landscape <
We begin with a primer on the principles of immigration law at play in this case, including a discussion of some important changes that…
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- LOKBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1981
- Tim Lok v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
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