Opinion ID: 2750189
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Raya-Vaca’s Expedited Removal Proceedings

Text: Raya-Vaca faced expedited removal proceedings because he was present in the United States without admission, had been discovered within 100 miles of the border, and could not establish that he had been present in the United States for the prior fourteen days. See Designating Aliens For Expedited Removal, 69 Fed. Reg. at 48880. During Raya-Vaca’s expedited removal proceedings, Border Patrol Agent Alberto Baca interviewed Raya-Vaca in English and prepared a Record of Sworn Statement. RayaVaca then signed an acknowledgment that he had read the Record of Sworn Statement (the Jurat). Agent Baca found Raya-Vaca inadmissible and subject to removal because he had illegally entered the United States without inspection and was not in possession of any valid documentation permitting him to enter. Agent Baca ordered that Raya-Vaca be removed from the United States. 1 As noted earlier, any individual subjected to expedited removal proceedings is deemed to have applied for admission, even if he sought to enter or entered the United States illegally. See 8 U.S.C. § 1225(a)(1). 8 UNITED STATES V. RAYA-VACA