Case Name: Demetrio CHAVEZ-VASQUEZ, a/k/a Demetrio Vasquez Chavez, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-07-22
Citations: 572 F. App'x 627
Docket Number: No. 14-9517
Parties: Demetrio CHAVEZ-VASQUEZ, a/k/a Demetrio Vasquez Chavez, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before GORSUCH, MURPHY, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 572
Pages: 627–628

Head Matter:
Demetrio CHAVEZ-VASQUEZ, a/k/a Demetrio Vasquez Chavez, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 14-9517.
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
July 22, 2014.
Demetrio Chavez-Vasquez, Chaparral, NM, pro se.
Katharine Clark, Attn: Certification Unit, Falls Church, VA, Lynda Do, General Counsel, David H. Wetmore, United States Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, John Longshore, Director, DHS Immigration And Customs Enforcement, Centennial, CO, for Respondent.
Before GORSUCH, MURPHY, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER AND JUDGMENT
NEIL M. GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.
Demetrio Vasquez Chavez, a native and citizen of Mexico, entered the United States in 1988 and became a lawful permanent resident in 1991. More recently, however, he was convicted in Colorado state court of burglary and was sentenced to ten years in prison. In May 2013, the Department of Homeland Security initiated removal proceedings against Mr. Chavez, charging that his burglary conviction rendered him subject to deportation. The immigration judge and the Bureau of Immigration Appeals agreed. Mr. Chavez now appeals, arguing that his pending motion in state court seeking to vacate his conviction precludes his removal.
We cannot provide the relief Mr. Chavez seeks. Under federal law, he became subject to removal upon his conviction. See 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii); 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(G). As this court has previously explained, "[pjending post-conviction motions or other collateral attacks do not negate the finality of a conviction for immigration purposes unless and until the conviction is overturned." Jimenez-Guzman v. Holder, 642 F.3d 1294, 1297 (10th Cir.2011); see also Paredes v. Att'y Gen., 528 F.3d 196, 198-99 (3d Cir.2008) (collecting cases).
The petition for review and motion to proceed informa pauperis are denied and Mr. Chavez is reminded that he must pay his filing fee in full.
After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined unanimously to grant the parties' request for a decision on the briefs without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(f) and 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. This order and judgment is not binding precedent except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R.App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.