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

De Lira-Rangel v. Ashcroft

De Lira-Rangel v. Ashcroft
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided March 8, 2002

De Lira-Rangel v. Ashcroft

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-60766

PEDRO DE LIRA-RANGEL, Petitioner, versus JOHN ASHCROFT, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent.

-------------------- Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A08-729-328 -------------------- March 7, 2002 Before REAVLEY, WIENER, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Pedro De Lira-Rangel petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) holding that De Lira-Rangel’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). De Lira-Rangel has filed a response in which he joins the

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 99-60766 -2- respondent’s request to remand the case to the BIA for reconsideration in light of Chapa-Garza.

De Lira-Rangel’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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