Legal Opinion
Jairo Velez-Lozano v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 7, 1972No. 71-1125PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Per curiam
In this appeal we are asked to determine whether the Immigration and Naturalization Service (hereinafter the “Service”) is empowered to order the deportation of Mr. Velez, a Colombian *1306citizen, for engaging in the act of consensual sodomy. This determination can only be made upon a finding of whether Velez has been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude and whether he has been sentenced to a term of confinement. A subsidiary issue presented for our consideration is what effect, if any, should be given to a nunc pro tune suggestion made by the trial judge which recommended against deportation.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Edward Charles Wood v. Richard C. Hoy, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
- United States Ex Rel. Santarelli v. HughesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
- United States Ex Rel. Klonis v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
- Karl Friedrich Haller v. P. A. Esperdy, as District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Towler v. PeytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1969
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- People v. PozoSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
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- Nunez v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Lyonel Janvier v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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