Legal Opinion
Mena-Flores v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 23, 2015No. 13-9532, 13-9584, 13-9605PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BACHARACH, Circuit Judge.
The Department of Homeland Security initiated proceedings to remove Mr. Gustavo Mena Flores from the United States on the ground that he was in the country illegally. Mr. Mena Flores conceded re-movability, but applied to adjust his status to permanent residency based on his marriage to a U.S. citizen. The immigration judge eventually denied the request, stating that Mr. Mena Flores was ineligible for permanent residency because of a “reasonable belief’ that he had participated in drug trafficking. On appeal the Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed, concluding that…
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