Legal Opinion
LaGuerre v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 20, 2008No. 06-4164PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
After an Illinois court convicted Gary LaGuerre of domestic battery in 2005, the Department of Homeland Security initiated deportation proceedings on the ground that his conviction rendered him deportable. LaGuerre applied for protection under the Convention Against Torture. An Immigration Judge rejected LaGuerre’s CAT claim and determined that his domestic battery conviction was a “crime of violence,” and therefore an “aggravated felony” under the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(F) and 18 U.S.C. § 16, justifying deportation. The BIA affirmed, and LaGuerre now…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. Rodney T. HowzeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Eke v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- United States v. UptonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Akram Qassim Hamid v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by21 opinions
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