FONSECA-SANCHEZ v. GONZALES

No. 06-2387.

484 F.3d 439 (2007)

America FONSECA-SANCHEZ, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 13, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa J. Palumbo, Geoffrey Heeren (argued), Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Greg D. Mack (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before RIPPLE, MANION, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") branch of the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") issued a Final Administrative Removal Order ("FARO") to America Fonseca-Sanchez, directing her removal from the United States. Fonseca-Sanchez then petitioned the Citizenship and Immigration Service ("CIS") for interim relief under the "U" visa statute to avoid removal. Because DHS had not (and still has not) issued final "U" visa regulations...

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