FLORES v. ASHCROFT

No. 02-4073.

354 F.3d 727 (2003)

Maria FLORES, Appellant, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States; Michael Heston, Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Kansas City, Missouri, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 31, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was James S. Phillips, Wichita, KS.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Blair T. O'Connor, Washington, DC.

Before SMITH, LAY, and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Maria del Rosario Flores attempted to enter the United States without valid entry documents and was removed pursuant to an expedited removal procedure that does not afford a hearing. She reentered illegally and applied for an adjustment-of-status. When she arrived for her adjustment interview, she was arrested. The Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS") reinstated the prior removal order, pursuant to another expedited procedure that does...

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