No. 19-7996

Milton Mayorga v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: collateral-attack due-process illegal-reentry immigration-court-authority immigration-law immigration-removal jurisdiction jurisdictional-challenge notice-to-appear removal-proceedings statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2020-06-25
Question Presented (from Petition)

Milton Mayorga, like many noncitizen defendants, was ordered removed by an immigration judge after being served a document titled "notice to appear" that did not tell Mr. Mayorga when to appear for removal proceedings. The statute requires that noncitizens facing removal proceedings be served a notice to appear with a hearing time. 8 U.S.C. § 1229(a)(1)(G)(i). The government prosecuted Mr. Mayorga for illegal reentry based on that putative removal order. The questions presented are:

1. Did the immigration court lack authority to remove Mr. Mayorga because he was not served a notice to appear that had a hearing time?

2. In an illegal reentry prosecution, can the defendant attack the jurisdictional basis for a removal order outside the 8 U.S.C. § 1326(d) requirements for a collateral attack? If not, is § 1326(d) unconstitutional?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the immigration court lack authority to remove Mr. Mayorga because he was not served a notice to appear that had a hearing time?

Docket Entries

2020-06-29
Petition DENIED.
2020-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
2020-05-27
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2020-05-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 27, 2020.
2020-05-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 15, 2020 to May 27, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-04-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 15, 2020.
2020-04-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 15, 2020 to May 15, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-03-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 15, 2020)

Attorneys

Milton Mayorga
Laura G. GreenbergFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent