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AFETA v. GONZALES

No. 05-1174.

467 F.3d 402 (2006)

Mamush AFETA, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 26, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: David Goren, Silver Spring, Maryland, for Petitioner. Michelle Gorden Latour, Senior Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, M. Jocelyn Lopez Wright, Assistant Director, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge KELLEY wrote the opinion. Judge SHEDD wrote a concurring opinion. Judge WIDENER wrote a dissenting opinion.

OPINION

KELLEY, District Judge.

Resident aliens who commit aggravated felonies typically are removed from the United States. 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(iii)("Any alien who is convicted of an aggravated felony at any time after admission is deportable."). Petitioner Mamush Afeta ("Afeta") is an Ethiopian national whose most recent convictions were for two counts of felony theft, two counts of attempted car theft, and two counts of destruction of property. He...

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