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LOVAN v. HOLDER

No. 08-2177.

574 F.3d 990 (2009)

Chanh LOVAN, Petitioner, v. Eric C. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 31, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara A. Schwartz, argued, David Pille and Miacaela Schuneman, Student Legal Interns from the University of Iowa, College of Law, on the brief, Iowa City, IA, for Petitioner.

Ada Elsie bosque, OIL, U.S. DOJ, argued, William C. Peachey, on the brief, Washington, DC, for Respondent

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, MELLOY and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

Chanh Lovan, a citizen of Laos, petitions for review of the final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) removing him from the United States because he was convicted in 1991 of what is now an "aggravated felony." See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii), 1101(a)(43). Lovan argues (1) he is eligible for relief under former § 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA); (2) retroactively classifying his conviction...

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