Legal Opinion
Alvear-Velez v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 2, 2008No. 07-2133PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Gustavo Enrique Alvear-Velez, a native and citizen of Colombia, was admitted lawfully into the United States in 1990. In 1999, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”), now the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), commenced removal proceedings against Mr. AlvearVelez on the ground that he had been convicted of an aggravated felony. See 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii); id. § 1101(a)(43)(A). The immigration judge (“IJ”) terminated the proceedings based on Mr. Alvear-Velez’s res judicata defense, but, on appeal, the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA” or…
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