United States Sixth Circuit

Petition for review of a decision denying petitioner asylum and related relief, and finding that he was removable due to a prior state conviction for possession of a controlled substance, is denied where a remand was unnecessary because petitioner's challenge to the state court conviction constituted an impermissible collateral attack, and he presented no other claims that would entitle him to relief.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/31/2008
• Published 01/31/2008

Judges

• Before:  RYAN, BATCHELDER, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Irena I. Karpinski, The Law Office of Irena I. Karpinski, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.  Janice K. Redfern, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.   ON BRIEF:  Irena I. Karpinski, The Law Office of Irena I. Karpinski, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.  Janice K. Redfern, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.