ADAME v. HOLDER

No. 13-2405.

762 F.3d 667 (2014)

Alvaro ADAME, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 12, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer L. Bennett , Law Office of Jennifer L. Bennett, Ira Benjamin Kahn , Chicago, IL, Petitioner.

Lisa M. Damiano , OIL, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and POSNER and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Chief Judge.

Petitioner Alvaro Adame was placed in removal proceedings in 2009. He applied for cancellation of removal, but an immigration judge (IJ) rejected his application in 2011 and ordered him removed. The Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) affirmed. Adame now petitions for review of the Board's decision, asserting that we have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D). The central issue before us is whether that is true.

Adame is a citizen...

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