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ORDONEZ OROSCO v. NAPOLITANO

No. 09-40004.

598 F.3d 222 (2010)

Ronal Porfirio ORDONEZ OROSCO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Janet NAPOLITANO, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Eduardo Lozano, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer; Unnamed Supervisory Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers; and the United States of America, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 2, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marlene A. Dougherty (argued), Brownsville, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Melissa S. Leibman (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before GARWOOD, WIENER, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (VTVPA) amended the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) in part to create a new type of visa, known as a "U-Visa." VTVPA, Pub.L. No. 106-386, 114 Stat. 1464 (Oct. 28, 2000). U-Visas can be granted to victims of certain listed crimes who later help United States law enforcement officials investigate or prosecute those crimes. 8 U.S.C.A...

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