United States Fifth Circuit

Grant of habeas corpus relief from reinstatement of a removal order is reversed since the REAL ID Act forecloses habeas review of removal orders and converts habeas petitions to petitions for review. Petition for review of the reinstatement of petitioner's removal order is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/12/2006
• Published 01/13/2006

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, SMITH and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Lynn Anne Coyle, El Paso, TX, Barbara Hines, University of Texas, School of Law, Austin, TX, Javier N. Maldonado (argued), Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, San Antonio, TX, for Petitioner-Appellee., Papu Sandhu (argued), Emily Anne Radford, Asst. Director., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Div. Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellant.