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.