In the Supreme Court of the United States, Panagis Vartelas, petitioner, v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., respondent [electronic resource] : on writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit : brief of the American Immigration Lawyers Association as amicus curiae in support of petitioner / Ira J. Kurzban, Deborah S. Smith.

The question presented is whether a lawful permanent resident of the United States can be barred from returning after a short trip out of the country based upon the application of a 1996 immigration law amendment to a pre-1996 criminal conviction.