Immigration – Statutory Interpretation

By: Derek Hawkins//June 11, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Miguel Macias Mendoza v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III

Case No.: 16-3568

Officials: BAUER, ROVNER, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Immigration – Statutory Interpretation

In 1995, Miguel Macias Mendoza (“Macias”) reentered the United States after having been removed only weeks earlier. When he came to the attention of the government more than twenty years later, a deportation officer for U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) determined that Macias had illegally reentered the United States and was subject to reinstatement of the prior removal order. Macias raises a purely legal challenge to this conclusion, contending that, because his reentry was “procedurally regular,” he was not subject to reinstatement but was instead entitled to a full hearing before an immigration judge. We deny the petition for review.

Petition Denied

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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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