United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of a BIA reversal of a discretionary grant of a waiver of removal is denied where the IJ's discretionary decision was subject to de novo review by the BIA, and the BIA had the authority to order petitioner's removal from the country even though no such order had been entered in the first instance by the IJ.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/31/2006
• Decided 01/08/2007
• Published 01/08/2007

Judges

• SYKES, Circuit Judge., Before ROVNER, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles Roth (argued), Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center Travelers and Immigrants Aid, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, James E. Grimes, Hillel R. Smith, Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.