United States Second Circuit

Where a removable alien does not challenge on legal or constitutional grounds a decision to place him/her in removal proceedings, the circuit court lacks jurisdiction to consider a petition for relief.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/22/2008
• Published 04/22/2008

Judges

• JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:, Before WALKER, CABRANES, and RAGGI, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gary Rasheed Ali, Gail Ali, Sade Alana Ali, Shenise Samantha Ali, pro se, Brooklyn, NY.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rebecca A. Niburg, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation (Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, on the brief;  Richard M. Evans, Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, of counsel), Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.