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In re Cota-Vargas

9 Cited authorities

  1. U.S. v. Aleskerova

    300 F.3d 286 (2d Cir. 2002)   Cited 90 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding there is "nothing extraordinary in nature or degree about the uniform application of the immigration laws," that allows a defendant to argue that the threat of persecution or the inability to avail oneself of the benefits of the immigration laws provide a permissible basis for departure from the guidelines

  2. Garcia-Lopez v. Ashcroft

    334 F.3d 840 (9th Cir. 2003)   Cited 53 times
    Holding that a wobbler offense qualified for the petty offense exception when the state court's post-probation actions made the offense a misdemeanor

  3. Renteria-Gonzalez v. I.N.S.

    322 F.3d 804 (5th Cir. 2002)   Cited 52 times
    Holding that all convictions remain valid for immigration purposes

  4. U.S. v. Maung

    320 F.3d 1305 (11th Cir. 2003)   Cited 30 times
    Holding that a district court may not depart solely to minimize the effects of a conviction on immigration proceedings

  5. Penuliar v. Ashcroft

    395 F.3d 1037 (9th Cir. 2005)   Cited 22 times
    Finding this interpretation consistent with the later decision in Leocal

  6. U.S. v. Hernandez

    325 F.3d 811 (7th Cir. 2003)   Cited 6 times

    No. 02-1535. Argued September 12, 2002. Decided March 28, 2003. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, John W. Darrah, J. Barry Rand Elden (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Kenneth L. Cunniff (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee. Before RIPPLE, ROVNER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges. RIPPLE, Circuit Judge. Carmen Hernandez was indicted for her part in a conspiracy to import, possess, and pass counterfeit

  7. Section 1101 - Definitions

    8 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 16,686 times   91 Legal Analyses
    Finding notice and comment rulemaking is required for the agency's interim rule recognizing fear of coercive family practices as basis for refugee status

  8. Section 1227 - Deportable aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1227   Cited 8,023 times   41 Legal Analyses
    Granting this discretion to the Attorney General

  9. Section 1251 - Transferred

    8 U.S.C. § 1251   Cited 2,159 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Delineating crimes that make alien deportable