Immigration : Temporary Protected Status – Eligibility – Ordinance Violations

Where a native of El Salvador challenged the denial of his application for temporary protected status, his convictions for municipal ordinance violations made him ineligible for TPS.

Petition denied.

Rubio v. Sessions (MLW No. 71696/Case No. 17-1902 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8^th Circuit, Loken, J.) Petition for review of an order of the  Board of Immigration Appeals (Andrea Comfort Martinez, Kansas City, Missouri, argued for petitioner) (Imran Raza Zaidi, Washington, D.C., argued for respondent).

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