03-25-2016
In Ledezma-Cosino
v. Lynch, No. 12-73289 (9th Cir.
2016), Petitioner, a citizen of Mexico, appealed the BIA's
determination that he was not eligible for cancellation
of removal or voluntary departure because he lacked good moral character
pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1101(f)(1), as a "habitual drunkard." Petitioner
is a chronic alcoholic and has a ten-year history of alcohol abuse. The court
held that, under the Equal Protection Clause, a person’s medical disability
lacks any rational relatio...
