United States Ninth Circuit

A lawful permanent resident's expunged Nevada conviction for a lewd act involved sexual abuse of a minor and meets the definition of an "aggravated felony" justifying removal under 8 U.S.C. section 1101(a)(43)(A); review of claim that "streamlining" regulations offended due process is precluded under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/14/2003
• Decided 03/26/2003
• Published 03/26/2003

Judges

• Before: TROTT, RYMER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark Van Der Hout,Van Der Hout & Brigagliano, San Francisco, CA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• M. JocelynLopez Wright, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for the respondent.