United States Seventh Circuit

Plaintiff's petition for review is granted where the Board of Immigration Appeals erected artificial barriers to relief that are not grounded in statute, regulation, or case law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/07/2004
• Decided 08/20/2004
• Published 08/20/2004

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Larry J. Hagen (argued), Oak Park, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• George P. Katsivalis, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, Elizabeth J. Stevens (argued), Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.