U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2002

Balderrama-Guerrero v. Ashcroft

Balderrama-Guerrero v. Ashcroft
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided March 8, 2002

Balderrama-Guerrero v. Ashcroft

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 01-60045

DAVID BALDERRAMA-GUERRERO, Petitioner, versus JOHN ASHCROFT, ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent.

-------------------- Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A10-546-135 -------------------- March 6, 2002 Before REAVLEY, WIENER, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* David Balderrama-Guerrero petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) holding that Balderrama-Guerrero’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). Balderrama-Guerrero has not replied to the respondent’s motion to remand.

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 01-60045 -2- Balderrama-Guerrero’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.

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