Ninth Circuit Order Stands on Habitual Drunkards
By Andrew R. Arthur on January 16, 2018
The Supreme Court last week denied certiorari in Ledezma-Cosino v. Sessions, allowing to stand an en banc order from the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit finding that an alien could be denied cancellation of removal under section 240A(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) as a "habitual drunkard".
The petitioner in that case was a native and citizen of Mexico who entered the United States without inspection in 1987. He was arrested in Carlsbad, Calif., on May 7, 2008, on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants and driving with a suspended license. Shortly thereafter, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) charged petitioner with removability under section 212(a)(6)(A)(i) of the INA, for entering the United States without having been admitted or paroled.
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