United States First Circuit

Federal courts possess 28 U.S.C. section 2241 habeas jurisdiction over claims arising under the Convention Against Torture's implementing legislation and regulations, asserted by aliens who are statutorily ineligible for judicial review of final orders of removal because they have been convicted of aggravated felonies.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/09/2003
• Published 05/09/2003

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Allan M. Tow for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher C. Fuller, Senior Litigation Counsel, with whom Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Lindemann, Assistant Director, and Janice R. Redfern, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, were on brief for appellee.