U.S. Appeals Court: AEDPA-Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act: ALIEN.

• Position: Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act - Brief Article

Bowrin v. U.S. I.N.S., 194 F.3d 483 (4th Cir. 1999). A permanent resident alien appealed the determination of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that he was ineligible for discretionary relief from deportation because he had committed a criminal offense that was listed in the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA). The alien also filed a habeas corpus petition challenging the BIA's decision. The district court dismissed the case and the appeals court reversed the dismissal of the habeas petition and remanded...