Legal Opinion
Inocente Martinez Ortiz v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 18, 2004No. 02-3850PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
In this immigration case, Inocente Martinez Ortiz, a citizen of Mexico, admitted deportability, but sought suspension of deportation under 8 U.S.C. § 1254(a)(1) (1994). Section 1254(a)(1) gives the Attorney General (AG) discretion to suspend the deportation of an alien under certain circumstances. Among other requirements, the AG must believe the alien’s deportation would result in extreme hardship to the alien or to the alien’s spouse, parent, or child, who is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. An immigration judge (IJ)…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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