Legal Opinion
Altamirano-Lopez v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 5, 2006No. 04-60976PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Per curiam
The question presented in this case is whether the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) erred by affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of Heriberto Ismael Altamirano Lopez’s “Altamirano” motion to reopen removal proceedings. 1 Because we find that the motion was properly denied, we DENY the petition for review and AFFIRM the judgement of the BIA.
1. BACKGROUND
Altamirano, a native Nicaraguan, entered the United States, without inspection, near Laredo, Texas on March 19, 2004. Consequently, he was charged criminally with a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(1). 2 Upon entry of his guilty…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. AbuduSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Yu Zhao v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
- Soadjede v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- Bassel Nabih Assaad v. John Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Karim Heydari Ahwazi v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, David Marshall Sahabandu v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Gomez-Palacios v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- Roberto Mauricio-Benitez v. Jefferson Sessions, IICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
- Juan Hernandez-Castillo v. Jefferson Sessions, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
- Dilshad Sattani v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
- Jose Ramos-Portillo v. William Barr, U. S. Atty GeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
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