United States Fifth Circuit

Petition for review of a final order of removal is denied where: 1) a prior cancellation of removal did not erase petitioner's conviction for possession of marijuana for immigration purposes, and that conviction was admissible in the removal proceeding; and 2) petitioner's equal-protection challenge failed because he did not demonstrate that he was similarly situated to other aliens who were granted admission.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/08/2008
• Published 12/08/2008

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before KING, DENNIS and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph P. Berra, San Antonio, TX, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard Mark Zanfardino, Thomas Ward Hussey, Dir., Gregory D. Mack, U.S. Dept. of Justice, OIL, Washington, DC, for Respondent.