United States Ninth Circuit

The Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act's asylum-filing deadline, as a prerequisite for eligibility for special-rule cancellation of removal, does not create an irrational distinction among aliens of the same class in violation of equal protection.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/07/2002
• Decided 06/20/2002
• Published 06/20/2002

Judges

• Before WARDLAW and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and WHYTE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jaime Jasso, Los Angeles, CA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anthony Nicastro, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondent.