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CONTRERAS v. HOLDER

No. 13-60407.

754 F.3d 286 (2014)

Johel Amilcar CONTRERAS, also known as Pablo Contreras Villalta, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 6, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Azzam Hussaml, Esq. , Ceja Law Office, P.L.L.C., Grand Prairie, TX, for Petitioner.

Edward Earl Wiggers, Esq. , Tangerlia Cox , Jeffrey Ronald Meyer, Esq. , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, CLEMENT, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Johel Amilcar Contreras was denied special rule cancellation of removal under § 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) because the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) considered his 1992 Virginia conviction for "carnal knowledge of a child between thirteen and fifteen years of age" an "aggravated felony" as defined by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). We agree with the BIA, and...

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