United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of an administrative removal order for overstaying a visa is granted and the case remanded where an alien who gains entry to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program by waiving his due-process rights to contest future removal must sign the waiver knowingly and voluntarily.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/13/2009
• Decided 08/01/2008
• Published 08/01/2008

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER, POSNER, COFFEY, FLAUM, KANNE, ROVNER, WOOD, EVANS, WILLIAMS, SYKES, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Laureen R. Anderson, Stanley J. Horn, Attorney, Horn, Khalaf, Abuzir, Mitchell, & Schmidt, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Walter M. Evans, Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Stephen W. Manning, Attorney, Immigrant Law Group LLP, Portland, OR, Geoffrey Heeren, Attorney, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.