SOLIS-CHAVEZ v. HOLDER

Nos. 10-1354, 11-1243.

662 F.3d 462 (2011)

Jorge SOLIS-CHAVEZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 25, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa J. Palumbo (argued and submitted), Attorney, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

OIL, Kelly J. Walls (argued), Attorneys, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Jorge Solis-Chavez is a native of Guatemala who has been a lawful permanent resident in the United States since 1980. In 2007 he faced removal as a result of a 1989 Illinois conviction for sexual abuse of a minor. He initially argued that he was not subject to removal because the judge who convicted and sentenced him issued a judicial recommendation against deportation ("JRAD"). If valid, a JRAD prohibits

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