Legal Opinion
Fernando Aguirre v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 22, 1996No. 432, Docket 93-4195PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON 0. NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
This petition for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) obliges us to revisit the issue of whether an offense that is a felony under state but not federal law qualifies as an “aggravated felony” for purposes of precluding an alien from consideration for waiver of deportation or asylum. Fernando Aguirre petitions for review of the July 15,1993, decision of the BIA, ordering his deportation and ruling him ineligible for discretionary relief. Because the BIA has, since the Aguirre decision, altered, or at least clarified, its view as to the…
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- United States v. Luis A. Martinez, Alexis Miranda Ortiz, Also Known as Alexis PachecoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Restrepo AguilarCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
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