Aquilino Guizamano-Cortes v. United States
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess FifthAmendment Immigration
Whether the exclusion of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (46 U.S.C. § 70503) from eligibility for safety valve relief violates equal protection, because there is no rational basis to make safety valve relief unavailable to offenders who commit wholly foreign drug offenses, while making it available to those who commit the same offense within the territorial United States
QUESTIONS PRESENTED I The exclusion of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcemen Act (46 U.S.C. § 70503) from eligibility for safety valve violates equal protection, because there is no rational basis to make safety valve relief unavailable to offenders who commit wholly foreign drug offenses, while making it available to those who commit the same offense within the territorial United States.