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Moro v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Facts

Petitioner Angelo Moro, a criminal alien, was subject to a Final Administrative Removal Order issued on December 3, 1998. After the immigration judge denied his request for a redetermination of bond, citing his ineligibility for release under 8 U.S.C.S. 1231(a), Moro filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking release on bond. The government contended that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case and that Moro had not exhausted his administrative remedies.

Petitioner Angelo Moro, a criminal alien, was subject to a Final Administrative Removal Order issued on December 3, 1998. After the immigration judge denied his request for a redetermination of bond, citing his ineligibility for release under 8 U.S.C.S. 1231(a), Moro filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking release on bond. The government contended that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case and that Moro had not exhausted his administrative remedies.

Issue

Whether the court has jurisdiction to hear Moro's petition for habeas corpus and whether he has exhausted his administrative remedies.

Whether the court has jurisdiction to hear Moro's petition for habeas corpus and whether he has exhausted his administrative remedies.

Rule

The court applied the legal principles surrounding jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. 1252(g) and the requirement for exhaustion of administrative remedies under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

The court applied the legal principles surrounding jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. 1252(g) and the requirement for exhaustion of administrative remedies under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Analysis

The court analyzed the government's argument that it lacked jurisdiction under 1252(g) and found that Moro's challenge to his continued detention did not fall under the jurisdictional bar of that statute. The court also considered the exhaustion of administrative remedies, noting that due process claims may not require exhaustion and that the BIA's authority to adjudicate constitutional issues is limited.

The court analyzed the government's argument that it lacked jurisdiction under 1252(g) and found that Moro's challenge to his continued detention did not fall under the jurisdictional bar of that statute. The court also considered the exhaustion of administrative remedies, noting that due process claims may not require exhaustion and that the BIA's authority to adjudicate constitutional issues is limited.

Conclusion

The court rejected the government's argument that it lacked jurisdiction over the case and ordered the government to provide information regarding the timing of the BIA's decision on Moro's appeal. The court reserved decision on the exhaustion issue pending this information.

The court rejected the government's argument that it lacked jurisdiction over the case and ordered the government to provide information regarding the timing of the BIA's decision on Moro's appeal. The court reserved decision on the exhaustion issue pending this information.

Who won?

The court ruled in favor of Moro by rejecting the government's jurisdictional argument, allowing his case to proceed.

The court ruled in favor of Moro by rejecting the government's jurisdictional argument, allowing his case to proceed.

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