United States Eighth Circuit

Petition for review of an order of removability is denied where the IJ did not err in concluding that petitioner's conviction for a misdemeanor firearm offense under fish and game law constituted grounds for removal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/20/2007
• Published 07/20/2007

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, BEAM, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the petitioner was Herbert Azubuike Igbanugo, Minneapolis, MN.   Also appearing on the brief for petitioner was Katie A. DeGrio, Minneapolis, MN.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the respondent was Dimitri N. Rocha, Washington DC.   Also appearing on the brief for respondent were Peter D. Keisler, Alison Marie Igoe and Ari Nazarov, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington DC.