United States Ninth Circuit

In an immigration case, denial of relief from a removal order is affirmed where the fact that a green card was purchased for $10,000 from a corrupt immigration employee does not prevent the government from asserting that the green card is fraudulent.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/07/2007
• Decided 10/23/2008
• Published 10/23/2008

Judges

• Before:  D.W. NELSON and CARLOS T. BEA, Circuit Judges, and LOUIS F. OBERDORFER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alex Park, Santa Clara, CA, for the petitioner., William Roppolo, Liquita Thompson, Celina Joachim, Jordan Faykus, Kendra Massumi, Baker & McKenzie LPP, Miami, FL, Pro Bono Amicus Curiae, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter Keisler, James Grimes, Sarah Maloney, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondent.