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VALERE v. GONZALES

No. 05-2968.

473 F.3d 757 (2007)

Jean M. VALERE, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 11, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Quiceno (argued), Kempster, Keller & Lenz-Calvo, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Papu Sandhu, Patricia A. Smith (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before ROVNER, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Jean Marie Valere, a citizen of Haiti, was admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident in 1968, when he was ten years old. In 1994 he pleaded guilty to indecent assault of a child in Florida. Based on that conviction, the United States identified Valere as an aggravated felon and in 1998 initiated removal proceedings against him. Valere eventually sought relief under § 212(c) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act ("INA...

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