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DE LEON CASTELLANOS v. HOLDER

No. 06-2807.

652 F.3d 762 (2011)

Jaime A. DE LEON CASTELLANOS, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 20, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nissa J. Imbrock (argued), Attorney, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

OIL,   Mona M. Yousif,   Puneet Cheema (argued), Attorneys, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before CUDAHY, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Jaime De Leon Castellanos, a lawful permanent resident, asks this court to review the denial of his application for cancellation of removal. At issue is whether his second conviction for domestic battery qualifies as a "crime of violence" under 18 U.S.C. § 16(a) and thus is an aggravated felony prohibiting him from applying for cancellation. We hold that it is and therefore deny the petition.

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