United States Seventh Circuit

An Illinois Class A misdemeanor for criminal sexual abuse constitutes an aggravated felony of sexual abuse of a minor under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 and justifies removal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/05/2001
• Published 03/05/2001

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Royal F. Berg (Submitted), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner., Joshua E. Braunstein, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, Immigration & Naturalization Service, Chicago, IL, for Immigration & Naturalization Service and Janet Reno., John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General of the U.S., Dept. of Justice, Washington DC, pro se.