Legal Opinion
Alwan v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 18, 2004No. 03-60451PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Shareef Alwan is a national of the Occupied Palestinian Territories who, until his deportation in 2003, resided in the United States. He was convicted of contempt of court in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 401(3) for failure to testify as ordered before a federal grand jury. As a result, in April 2002, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) charged Alwan as deportable under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), which permits deportation of any alien convicted of an “aggravated felony”. 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii). An Immigra tion Judge held that…
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