The court discussed the circuit split on whether the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, which made an aggravated felony conviction a deportable offense, can be applied to pre-ADAA convictions, but denied the petition for failure to exhaust. (Alvarado-Fonseca v. Holder, 1/6/11)
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