United States Ninth Circuit

Where an alien is "admitted" to the US pursuant to the unambiguous definition set forth in INA section 101(a)(13)(A), and where he maintains continuous lawful presence in the US thereafter, the date of his lawful entry constitutes the triggering date for purposes of the five-year removal provision, section 237(a)(2)(A)(i).

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/07/2003
• Decided 03/12/2004
• Published 03/12/2004

Judges

• REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:, Before:  BROWNING, REINHARDT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gary G. Singh, Attorney of Law, Central Pacific Plaza, Honolulu, HI, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John C. Cunningham, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Counsel, Washington, DC, for the respondent-appellee.