United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of petitioner's request for a waiver of removal under section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act is denied where detention prior to a criminal conviction is counted as part of a term of imprisonment in determining the eligibility of a removable alien under former INA section 212(c).

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/10/2007
• Published 05/10/2007

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, CUDAHY, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mary L. Sfasciotti (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Manuel A. Palau (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.