United States Seventh Circuit

Immigrants state drunk driving convictions are neither crimes of violence nor aggravated felonies as defined by the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 USC 1101(43).

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/09/2000
• Decided 07/06/2001
• Published 07/06/2001

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Morrone (argued), Bloomington, IN, for Petitioner Jose A. Bazan-Reyes in No. 99-3861., Y. Judd Azulay, Stanley J. Horn (argued), Azulay, Horn, Kalaf & Yoo, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner Wincenty Maciasowicz in No. 99-3917., Royal F. Berg (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner Arnoldo Gomez-Vela in No. 99-3922.


• For Appellees:
  
• Janet Reno, U.S. Atty. Gen., Office of the U.S. Atty. Gen., Washington, DC, Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, INS, Chicago, IL, James A. Hunolt, Susan Houser (argued), Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent INS in No. 99-3861., James A. Hunolt, John D. Ashcroft, Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondents Janet Reno and John D. Ashcroft in No. 99-3861., Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, INS, Chicago, IL, William E. Michaels, Susan Houser (argued), Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent INS in No. 99-3917., Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, INS, Chicago, IL, Robert L. Bombaugh, Susan Houser (argued), Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent INS in No. 99-3922., Michael E. Gordon, Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Immigration Litigation, John D. Ashcroft, Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondents Janet Reno and John D. Ashcroft in No. 99-3922.