United States Fifth Circuit

Because removal proceedings commenced when the appropriate charging document was filed with the immigration court, after the April 1, 1997, effective date of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, there is no appellate jurisdiction to review the removal order.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/07/2001
• Published 06/07/2001

Judges

• E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:, Before JOLLY, SMITH and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Randy Olen, Providence, RI, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brenda M. O'Malley, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Christopher Cyrus Fuller, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Immigration Litigation, Civil Div., John Ashcroft, Office of U.S. Atty. Gen., Civil Div., Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, Christine G. Davis, Immigration and Naturalization Service, District Directors Office, Attn:  Joe A. Aguilar, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent.