SANKARAPILLAI v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-2040.

330 F.3d 1004 (2003)

Kukarajah SANKARAPILLAI, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 4, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Markandu S. Vigneswaran (submitted), Hacienda Heights, CA, for Petitioner.

George P. Katsivalis, Dept. of Homeland Security, Chicago, IL, Terri Leon-Benner, Dept. of Justice Civil Div., Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Petitioner Kukarajah Sankarapillai is a native and citizen of Sri Lanka who entered the United States in April 2002. The Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS")1 initiated removal proceedings against him on the grounds that he had sought to gain admission to the United States without possession of a valid entry document, see Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA") § 212(a)(7)(A), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(7...

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