Legal Opinion
Mosquera-Perez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 10, 1993No. 93-1044PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Luis Javier Mosquera-Perez (“Mosquera”), a resident alien convicted of an “aggravated felony,” challenges a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying his application for a withholding of deportation. We deny the petition for review.
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BACKGROUND
Mosquera, a citizen of Colombia, entered the United States in June, 1980, and became a permanent United States resident in May, 1989. See 8 U.S.C. § 1255(a). On May 3, 1990, he was convicted of possessing one-half ounce of cocaine, with intent to distribute, in violation of Mass.Gen.L. ch. 94C, § 32A.…
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