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Galindo-Romero v. Holder

Facts

The alien was a native and citizen of Mexico. In 1987, he entered the United States illegally and settled in Texas. In April 2000, while still in removal proceedings with a pending cancellation of removal application, the alien applied for advance parole to leave the United States, claiming that his father, who lived in Mexico at that time, was ill. His advance parole application was denied, but the alien went to Mexico nonetheless. The alien attempted to reenter the United States by telling the border patrol, falsely, that he was a United States citizen. An immigration officer issued an expedited removal order pursuant to 8 U.S.C.S. 1225(b), and the alien was summarily removed from the United States. At some point, the alien again entered the United States illegally. He appeared before the IJ in his continued removal proceedings and sought to pursue his previously filed application for cancellation of removal. The government provided the IJ with the expedited removal order, which the government had not yet reinstated. The court lacked jurisdiction to review the termination of the formal removal proceedings because the decisions of the BIA and IJ resulted in no order of removal.

The alien was a native and citizen of Mexico. In 1987, he entered the United States illegally and settled in Texas. In April 2000, while still in removal proceedings with a pending cancellation of removal application, the alien applied for advance parole to leave the United States, claiming that his father, who lived in Mexico at that time, was ill. His advance parole application was denied, but the alien went to Mexico nonetheless. The alien attempted to reenter the United States by telling the border patrol, falsely, that he was a United States citizen. An immigration officer issued an expedited removal order pursuant to 8 U.S.C.S. 1225(b), and the alien was summarily removed from the United States. At some point, the alien again entered the United States illegally. He appeared before the IJ in his continued removal proceedings and sought to pursue his previously filed application for cancellation of removal. The government provided the IJ with the expedited removal order, which the government had not yet reinstated. The court lacked jurisdiction to review the termination of the formal removal proceedings because the decisions of the BIA and IJ resulted in no order of removal.

Issue

Whether the court has jurisdiction to review the BIA's dismissal of the alien's appeal regarding the termination of his removal proceedings.

Whether the court has jurisdiction to review the BIA's dismissal of the alien's appeal regarding the termination of his removal proceedings.

Rule

The carefully crafted congressional scheme governing review of decisions of the BIA limits this court's jurisdiction to the review of final orders of removal.

The carefully crafted congressional scheme governing review of decisions of the BIA limits this court's jurisdiction to the review of final orders of removal.

Analysis

The court applied the rule by determining that the decisions of the BIA and IJ resulted in no final order of removal, which meant that the court lacked jurisdiction to review the agency's termination of Galindo's formal removal proceedings. The court noted that the agency could only remove Galindo if the Department of Homeland Security either initiated new formal removal proceedings or reinstated the previous expedited order of removal, neither of which had occurred.

We lack jurisdiction to review the agency's termination of Galindo's formal removal proceedings because the decisions of the BIA and IJ resulted in no order of removal at all. The agency is unable to remove Galindo from the United States on the basis of either of these decisions, and may remove him only if the Department of Homeland Security cither (1) initiates new formal removal proceedings with service of a new Notice to Appear (which it has not done); or (2) reinstates the previous expedited order of removal (which it has not done). Crucially, '[r]einstatement of a prior order of removal is not automatic.'

Conclusion

The court concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to review the agency's termination of Galindo's formal removal proceedings and dismissed the petition for review.

The court concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to review the agency's termination of Galindo's formal removal proceedings and dismissed the petition for review.

Who won?

The government prevailed in the case because the court found that it lacked jurisdiction to review the BIA's decision, which resulted in no final order of removal.

The government prevailed in the case because the court found that it lacked jurisdiction to review the BIA's decision, which resulted in no final order of removal.

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