VELASQUEZ v. SESSIONS

No. 16-1669.

866 F.3d 188 (2017)

Maria Suyapa VELASQUEZ; D.A.E.V., minor child, Petitioners, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 31, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: David John Kline , Alexandria, Virginia, for Petitioners. Gregory Darrell Mack , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Bridget Cambria , Jacquelyn Kline , CAMBRIA & KLINE, Reading, Pennsylvania, for Petitioners. Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Terri J. Scadron , Assistant Director, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Petition denied by published opinion. Judge Agee wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wilkinson and Judge Traxler concurred. Judge Wilkinson filed a separate concurring opinion.


Maria Suyapa Velasquez, a citizen and native of Honduras, entered the United States unlawfully in 2014 with her minor son D.A.E.V.; they were detained by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol at the time of entry. The Government issued a Notice to Appear, charging Velasquez and D.A.E.V. with removability under section 212(a)(7)(A)...

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