The BIA ruled that a conviction for child neglect in the second degree under §163.545(1) of the Oregon Revised Statutes is categorically a “crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment” under INA §237(a)(2)(E)(i).
Declining to review the BIA’s denial of the cancellation application, the Ninth Circuit ruled that the petitioner’s guilty plea to the charge of violating a Washington state…
The BIA sustained DHS’s appeal and reinstated removal proceedings, after finding that INA §101(a)(43)(K)(i) encompassed offenses related to the operation of a business that involves engaging…
The Seventh Circuit granted the petition for review and remanded, finding that the LPR petitioner, who had been convicted of a felony and was subsequently convicted…
The Ninth Circuit denied the petition for review, holding that the petitioner’s California conviction for second degree murder, based on an aiding and abetting theory, made…
The Fourth Circuit denied the petition for review, holding that the offense of statutory burglary in Virginia does not constitute an aggravated felony under the…
The respondent’s removability as an alien convicted of an aggravated felony was not established where section 76‑10‑508.1 of the Utah Code was not shown to…
The Second Circuit denied the petition for review, holding that even though the New York law under which the petitioner was convicted for possession of…
The BIA ruled that as a crime of violence under 18 USC §16(a), the state statute must require as an element the use, attempted use,…
The Eighth Circuit upheld the Board of Immigration Appeals’ conclusion that the petitioner’s conviction for the unauthorized use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits…