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LaFONTANT v. I.N.S.

No. 96-1310.

135 F.3d 158 (1998)

Jean Fritzner LaFONTANT, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 10, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan M. Demske, student counsel, Washington, DC, argued the cause for petitioner, with whom Steven H. Goldblatt, appointed by the Court, and Catherine E. Lhamon, Washington, DC, were on the briefs.

Lisa M. Arnold, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued the cause for respondent, with whom Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, and Michael P. Lindemann, Assistant Director, were on the brief. Ethan B. Kanter, Attorney, Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, WALD and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

WALD, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Jean Fritzner LaFontant, a resident alien living in the United States, brought this action to challenge a deportation order issued by the Bureau of Immigration Affairs ("BIA") based on his multiple convictions for crimes involving moral turpitude, Immigration and Naturalization Act ("INA") § 241(a)(2)(A)(ii), 8 U.S.C.A. § 1251(a)(2)(A)(ii) (1995), and his firearm conviction...

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