MARTINEZ v. MUKASEY

No. 06-60063.

519 F.3d 532 (2008)

Jose MARTINEZ, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 11, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Edward Moseley (argued), Law Offices of Thomas E. Moseley, Newark, NJ, for Martinez.

Robert N. Markle (argued), Thomas Ward Hussey, Dir., Linda Susan Wendtland, U.S. Dept. of Justice, OIL, Washington, DC, Trey Lund, U.S. Imm. & Customs Enforcement, Field Office Dir., Attn: Carl Perry, New Orleans, LA, for Mukasey.

Before KING, BARKSDALE and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge.

After Jose Martinez was convicted of bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344, the United States sought to remove him, pursuant to § 237(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii). Ruling the bank-fraud conviction constitutes an aggravated felony, the immigration judge...

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