Legal Opinion
Cruz-Garza v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 2, 2005No. 04-9508PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Raul Cruz-Garza seeks review 1 of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) upholding a removal order issued by an Immigration Judge (I J) under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii) (“Any alien who is convicted of an aggravated felony at any time after admission is de-portable.”). He contends the BIA errone ously relied on his state felony conviction for attempted theft to invoke § 1227(a)(2) (A.) (iii), when that conviction had been reduced to (i.e., vacated and replaced by) a misdemeanor by the state trial court. This contention raises a cognizable…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Leocal v. AshcroftSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Hector Tito Lujan-Armendariz v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Mauro Roldan-Santoyo v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Juan Manuel Murillo-Espinoza v. Immigration and Naturalization Service John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Maria Huerta-Guevara v. John D. Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- OZKOKBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Mohammed Salim Ali v. U.S. Atty. GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
- Saleh v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
- Puello v. Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
- Samir M. Alim v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
- Christopher Pickering v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
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