Legal Opinion
Afeta v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 26, 2006No. 05-1174PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge KELLEY wrote the opinion. Judge SHEDD wrote a concurring opinion. Judge WIDENER wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
KELLEY, District Judge.
Resident aliens who commit aggravated felonies typically are removed from the United States. 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(iii)(“Any alien who is convicted of an aggravated felony at any time after admission is deportable.”). Petitioner Ma-mush Afeta (“Aféta”) is an Ethiopian national whose most recent convictions were for two counts of felony theft, two counts of attempted car theft, and two counts of destruction of property. He…
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- Omima Ibrahim Soliman v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2005
- Felix Ilkechukwu Asika v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
- Calvin Anthony Brissett v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States, and Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
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