TAVERAS v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF U.S.

No. 12-2775.

731 F.3d 281 (2013)

Orlando Fernandez TAVERAS, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF the UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed: October 1, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandra L. Greene , (argued), GreeneFitzgerald Advocates and Consultants, York, PA, for Petitioner.

Eric Holder, Jr. , United States Attorney General, Stuart F. Delery , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Cindy S. Ferrier , Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, Thomas W. Hussey , Sunah Lee , (argued), Brooke M. Maurer , United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

BEFORE: RENDELL and GREENAWAY, JR., Circuit Judges, ROSENTHAL, District Judge.


OPINION

RENDELL, Circuit Judge:

Orlando Fernandez Taveras petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") June 2012 order of removal. The removal order was based on two convictions for petty larceny, both crimes of moral turpitude under the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA"). The BIA rejected Fernandez Taveras's argument that he was eligible for adjustment of status or waiver of inadmissibility...

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