The Fifth Circuit vacated the BIA’s decision and remanded, holding that the petitioner’s conviction for evading arrest under Texas Penal Code §38.04 was not categorically a…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision and held that the petitioner’s conviction for fleeing…
Assault with a deadly weapon or force likely to produce great bodily injury under California law is categorically a crime involving moral turpitude. Ceron v. Holder,…
A sexual offense in violation of a statute enacted to protect children is a crime involving moral turpitude where the victim is particularly young—that is,…
In a precedent decision issued today, the BIA clarified Matter of Vo, holding that, within the jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit, a returning lawful permanent resident (LPR)…
Matter of TIMA, 26 I&N Dec. 839 (BIA 2016) A fraud waiver under section 237(a)(1)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(1)(H)…
The Ninth Circuit granted the petition for review of the BIA’s precedent decision in Matter of Almanza-Arenas, which held that a conviction for vehicle theft under California Vehicle…
The Ninth Circuit granted the petitioners’ petitions for review, holding that the BIA erred in finding that their convictions for identity theft under California Penal…
The Second Circuit held that the BIA should determine on remand whether it still adheres to the position that concealment of a felony qualifies as…
Alien’s conviction for credit card fraud in violation of California Penal Code Sec. 532a(1) was a crime involving moral turpitude. Absent an explicit adverse credibility…
The term “moral turpitude” means an act of baseness, vileness, or depravity in the private and social duties owing to one’s fellow man or society…