URENA-RAMIREZ v. ASHCROFT

No. 02-2343.

341 F.3d 51 (2003)

Jose Ramon URENA-RAMIREZ, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 22, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy Olen on brief for petitioner.

Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, and Jennifer A. Parker, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, on brief for respondent.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and CYR, Senior Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This case requires us to decide for the first time whether an illegal alien, convicted under the Travel Act for promoting an unlawful activity involving controlled substances, remains eligible for adjustment of status. Concluding, as we do, that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) correctly answered this question in the negative, we uphold the order of removal and deny the alien's petition for judicial review.

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