De Leon Castellanos v. Holder, Jr., No. 06-2807 (7th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CasePetitioner, a lawful permanent resident, petitioned the court for review of the denial of his application for cancellation of removal. At issue was whether petitioner's second conviction for domestic battery qualified as a "crime of violence" under 18 U.S.C. 16(a) and thus was an aggravated felony prohibiting him from applying for cancellation. The court held that convictions for domestic battery for causing bodily harm to petitioner's wife was a crime of violence in light of LaGuerre v. Mukasey and United States v. Upton. Therefore, the court denied the petition for review.
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