Millicent Pepper v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III

Year: 2018 (Vol. 42)

Topics: Immigration Law

Question(s) presented:

(1) Whether a federal appellate court has jurisdiction over a petition for review of an administrative final order of removal when the basis for removal is an alien’s conviction of an aggravated felony and the alien did not raise a challenge to such basis for removal during her administrative removal proceedings.

(2) Whether a state conviction for criminal sale of marijuana in the third degree under East Vermont Penal Law section 331.45 categorically fits the definition of an “aggravated felony” under section 101(a)(43)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Format: Word and PDF

Prepared by: Maggie Alden & Michael Nosanchuk