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PADILLA v. GONZALES

No. 05-2697.

470 F.3d 1209 (2006)

Luis F. PADILLA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Alberto R. GONZALES and Deborah Achim, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 7, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary L. Sfasciotti (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Craig A. Oswald (argued), Sheila M. McNulty, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before FLAUM, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

The Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") ordered Luis Padilla removed to his native Mexico because he committed two crimes of moral turpitude. Padilla petitioned this court for review of the BIA's removal order and we dismissed his petition, leaving the removal order intact. Before federal immigration authorities got around to removing him, Padilla persuaded an Illinois court to vacate the two convictions that supplied the basis for his removal...

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