Palma-Martinez v. Lynch

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Immigration
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 14-1866
Decision Date: 
May 11, 2015
Federal District: 
Petition for Review, Order of Bd. of Immigration Appeals
Holding: 
Petition denied
Record contained sufficient evidence to support IJ’s order removing alien (native of Guatemala) on grounds that alien was removable under section 237(a)(2)(A)(i) of INA for having committed crime of moral turpitude arising out of his conviction for conspiracy to transfer false identification document. While alien argued that he was eligible for stand-alone waiver of inadmissibility under section 212(h) of INA, alien was not eligible for said waiver since: (1) section 212(h) limits said waiver to aliens who seek visa, admissions or adjustment of status; and (2) alien was merely attempting to use waiver to avoid his removal.