SOLORZANO-PATLAN v. I.N.S.

No. 99-3310.

207 F.3d 869 (2000)

Mario SOLORZANO-PATLAN, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 10, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa J. Palumbo (argued), Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, Chicago, IL, for petitioner.

Joan E. Smiley (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, Immigration & Naturalization Service, Chicago, IL, for respondent.

Before COFFEY, MANION and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Mario Solorzano-Patlan challenges the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) decision that he was removable from the United States as an "aggravated felon" because his Illinois burglary conviction was classified as a "burglary offense," as well as a "crime of violence," for which the term of imprisonment is at least one year. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101(a)(43)(F) & (G). Because we conclude that the BIA's interpretation of sections...

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