PUGIN v. GARLAND

No. 20-1363.

19 F.4th 437 (2021)

Jean Francois PUGIN, Petitioner, v. Merrick B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: November 30, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Martha Hutton , O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Margot Pyne Kniffin , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Brian D. Doyle , Julio Pereyra , O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Jeffrey Bossert Clark , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Melissa Neiman-Kelting , Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge RICHARDSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge AGEE joined. Chief Judge GREGORY wrote a dissenting opinion.


Jean Francois Pugin is a lawful permanent resident facing deportation. The government decided to deport Pugin after he was found guilty of being an accessory after the fact under Virginia law. That conviction, the government contends, permits Pugin to be deported under the Immigration and Nationality Act for having committed...

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