United States First Circuit

Where petitioner pled guilty prior to the enactment of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, he was entitled to a hearing on his request for a discretionary waiver under section 212(c) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/02/2001
• Published 08/02/2001

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brenda M. O'Malley, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, with whom David W. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General and Christopher C. Fuller, Senior Litigation Counsel, were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert D. Watt, Jr. for appellee.