No. 23A1091

Jackson Peter Chiwanga v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-06-06
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: aggravated-felony domestic-assault federal-interpretation fifth-circuit immigration-law state-criminal-law
Latest Conference: N/A
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
Jackson Peter Chiwanga — Petitioner
Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent