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OBI v. HOLDER

No. 08-1260.

558 F.3d 609 (2009)

Emmanuel E. OBI, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 3, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Carpenter, Attorney, Carpenter & Capt, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Hillel R. Smith, Attorney, Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Facing removal proceedings, Emmanuel Obi, a native of Nigeria, applied for cancellation of removal. The immigration judge concluded that because Obi had been convicted of marriage fraud in 1996, he was ineligible for relief under IIRIRA, which did not take effect until 1997. The Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed, and Obi petitions for review, arguing as a matter of first impression that the IJ erred in applying the IIRIRA bar to a conviction that preceded...

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