No. 23A1091
Jackson Peter Chiwanga v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
Tags: aggravated-felony domestic-assault federal-interpretation fifth-circuit immigration-law state-criminal-law
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether federal authorities can ignore a State classification of its own law when determining whether a conviction constitutes an aggravated felony under the Immigration Act.
Whether an Oklahoma domestic assault by strangulation conviction should be considered an aggravated felony under the Act.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether federal immigration authorities can override a state's own classification of a criminal offense when determining whether a conviction constitutes an aggravated felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act
Docket Entries
2024-07-17
Application (23A1091) denied by Justice Alito.
2024-05-24
Application (23A1091) for a stay, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Jackson Peter Chiwanga
Jackson Peter Chiwanga — Petitioner
Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent