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Removal Proceedings – Immigration

By: Derek Hawkins//January 24, 2017//

Removal Proceedings – Immigration

By: Derek Hawkins//January 24, 2017//

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Rigoberto Velasquez-Banegas v. Loretta E. Lynch

Case No.: 15-2619

Officials: POSNER, RIPPLE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges

Focus: Removal Proceedings – Immigration

The petitioner, a citizen of Honduras, entered the United States in 2005—without being authorized to do so—when he was 38 years old. He is now 49, still living in this country, still not authorized to live here. In 2014 the Department of Homeland Security began proceedings in the Immigration Court to have him removed from this country (i.e., deported) to Honduras. He applied for withholding of removal and also for protection under the Convention Against Torture, on the ground that he is highly likely to be persecuted if returned to Honduras. The immigration judge denied both applications and ordered him removed. The Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed summarily, and he appeals to us.

Vacated and remanded

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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