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United States Seventh Circuit


YANEZ-GARCIA v. ASHCROFT, 02-2538, 02-2666

Plaintiff's petition for review, seeking to reverse the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision that a single possession offense can qualify as a drug trafficking crime, and therefore as an aggravated felony, is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

  • Argued 10/01/2003
  • Decided 11/02/2004
  • Published 11/02/2004

Judges

  • ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before KANNE, ROVNER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

  • United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Lisa J. Palumbo (argued), Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago, IL, for Yanez-Garcia., Maria T. Baldini-Potermin (argued), Pollock & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Masok.

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