PEREIDA v. WILKINSON

No. 19-438.

141 S.Ct. 754 (2021)

592 U.S. 224

Clemente Avelino PEREIDA, Petitioner, v. Robert M. WILKINSON, Acting Attorney General.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 4, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David V. Chipman , Raul F. Guerra , Monzón, Guerra & Associates, Lincoln, NE, Thomas M. Bondy , Benjamin P. Chagnon , Monica Haymond , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, DC, Brian P. Goldman , Counsel of Record, Thomas King-Sun Fu , Kory DeClark , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, San Francisco, CA, E. Joshua Rosenkranz , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY, for Petitioner.

Noel J. Francisco , Solicitor General, Joseph H. Hunt , Assistant Attorney General, Edwin S. Kneedler , Deputy Solicitor General, Jonathan C. Bond , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Donald E. Keener , John W. Blakeley , Patrick J. Glen , Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.


Everyone agrees that Clemente Avelino Pereida entered this country unlawfully, and that the government has secured a lawful order directing his removal. The only remaining question is whether Mr. Pereida can prove his eligibility for discretionary relief.

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