Criminal
Jun. 19, 2010
The Aggravation Continues
While courts work their way through the aggravated felony definition, the lives of many permanent residents are upended, writes Jennifer Chacón of UCI Law School.
By Jennifer M. Chacón
In a previous column, I wrote about the oral argument in the Supreme Court case of Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder, 2010 DJDAR 8882. In that case, a long-time lawful permanent resident was appealing the 5th Circuit's conclusion that he was ineligible for relief from deportation in the form of cancellation of removal because he had been convicted of an "aggravated felony." Jose Carachuri-Rosendo's conviction invol...
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