United States First Circuit

Petition for review of denial of motion to reopen removal proceedings is affirmed where the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act section 440(d) applies to petitioner's application for a waiver of removal such that a prior conviction for attempted trafficking of a controlled substance bars petitioner from any removal relief.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/22/2006
• Published 09/27/2006

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before TORRUELLA, SELYA, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rosanna M. De Castro, on brief for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• William C. Minick, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and James E. Grimes, Senior Litigation Counsel, on brief for respondent.