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MONTENEGRO v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-1850.

355 F.3d 1035 (2004)

Marcelino MONTENEGRO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John D. ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

DECIDED January 22, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcelino Montenegro (submitted), Graham Correctional Center, Hillsboro, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Thomas A. Keith, Office of the United States Attorney, Peoria, IL, John D. Ashcroft, Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POSNER, ROVNER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Marcelino Montenegro appeals a ruling of an Immigration Judge (IJ) ordering him removed to Mexico because of a felony drug conviction. Montenegro was convicted by an Illinois jury in April 1996 of possessing with the intent to deliver more than 900 grams of cocaine and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. As a result of his conviction, the Immigration and Naturalization Service1 commenced removal proceedings under 8 U.S.C....

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