Cordero-Hernandez v. Ashcroft
Cordero-Hernandez v. Ashcroft
Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-60809
LORENZO CORDERO-HERNANDEZ,
Petitioner,
versus
JOHN ASHCROFT, ATTORNEY GENERAL,
Respondent.
-------------------- Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A30-291-882 --------------------
March 7, 2002 Before REAVLEY, WIENER, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Lorenzo Cordero-Hernandez petitions for review of an order
of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) holding that Cordero-
Hernandez’s state conviction for felony driving while intoxicated
was an aggravated felony warranting his removal from this
country. The respondent has moved to dismiss the petition for
review and to remand the case to the BIA for reconsideration in
light of United States v. Chapa-Garza,
243 F.3d 921, 927(5th
Cir. 2001). Cordero-Hernandez has filed a response in which he
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 00-60809 -2-
agrees that the case should be remanded to the BIA for
reconsideration in light of Chapa-Garza.
Cordero-Hernandez’s petition for review is GRANTED. The
order of the BIA is VACATED, and this case is REMANDED to the BIA
for disposition consistent with Chapa-Garza,
243 F.3d at 927.
All other outstanding motions are DENIED.
Reference
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