Lopez-Elias v. Reno

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• holding that jurisdictional bar of AEDPA § 440(a) is not dependent upon the final order of removal referring to one of the provision's enumerated offenses
• holding that basis for petitioner’s removal, burglary, constituted a “crime of violence” for purposes of Section 1252(a)(2)(C)
• holding review of INS’s interpretation of 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(C) is de novo because a determination of jurisdiction is solely for the court to decide
• reiterating that automobile burglaries may be categorized as a crime of violence in the immigration context
• explaining that “the determination of our jurisdiction is exclusively for the court to decide”
• stating that proceedings commenced after April 1, 1997 are governed by IIRIRA's permanent provisions

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