Patel v. Ashcroft

Ravindrakumar M. Patel petitions this Court for review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying him relief from an Immigration Judges ("IJ") order that he be removed as an aggravated felon under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii) and for committing a crime involving moral turpitude under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(i). Patel contends that his Illinois conviction for aggravated criminal sexual abuse is not an aggravated felony within the meaning of the removal statute. Furthermore, Patel seeks to avoid the retroactive repeal of INA § 212(c), formerly codified at 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c) (1994), which provided an avenue of discretionary relief from deportation before Congress enacted AEDPA and IIRIRA in 1996. We dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction.