U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States v. Juan Cortez
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- Type
- Opinion
- Filed
- July 17, 2019
- Case
- United States v. Juan Cortez
- Case status
- Decided
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PAMELA HARRIS, Circuit Judge: Juan Cortez, a citizen of Mexico, was charged with illegally reentering the United States after having been removed years prior. Cortez conceded that he was unlawfully present, but argued that his initial removal order was invalid because of an alleged filing defect that deprived the immigration court of "jurisdiction" over his case. The district court rej…
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