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2.139 documents for aggravated felony for immigration purposes

- Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court to Decide If Marijuana Crime Justifies Deportation
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether an alien's state-law conviction for possessing marijuana with intent to distribute constitutes an "aggravated felony" justifying deportation, even though the record of conviction does not show that the underlying conduct would constitute a felony under federal law. The Court will review a 5th Circuit decision holding that a Georgia marijuana conviction should be considered a felony under the federal Controlled Substances Act and an aggravated felony for purposes of immigration law.
- Lawyers USA
- April 09, 2012
- Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder, 560 U. S. (2010)
... cancellation of removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) because he had not been convicted of any “aggravated felony,” 8 U. S. C. §1229b(a)(3). Section 1101(a)(43)(...�aggravated felony” for immigration law purposes, a state drug conviction must be punishable as a f... simple possession offenses are not aggravated felonies under §1101(a)(43) when, as in this case...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Jesus Aaron Cazarez-Gutierrez, Petitioner, v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General, Respondent., 356 F.3d 1015 (9th Cir. 2004)
... Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A90-495-553. Before HUG, B. FL... because he was convicted of the "aggravated felony" of a "drug trafficking crime." Cazarez-Gut... as an aggravated felony for immigration purposes. We grant the petition and remand to the BIA. 1 . ...
- Federal Circuits

- Baldacci Pardons Non-U.S. Citizens
In one of his last official acts as Maine's governor Wednesday, John Baldacci signed the pardon of a Portland man convicted of manslaughter in his sister's death. It was an effort to prevent him from being deported to a country he doesn't remember and where he doesn't speak the language. A week earlier, Baldacci signed the pardon of a 35-year-old man who could be deported to Great Britain where he was born.

...He was charged with manslaughter, aggravated assault and aggravated drunken driving. While out ..."Sweeping changes made to federal immigration law in 1996 retroactively expanded the definition of 'aggravated felony' for immigration purposes," Baldacci's office said...
- Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
- January 07, 2011
- CAZAREZ-GUTIERREZ V ASHCROFT, (9th Cir. 2004)
...Board of Immigration Appeals. Argued and Submitted. October 8, 2003Â�... because he was convicted of the "aggravated felony" of a "drug trafficking crime." CazarezGuti... as an aggravated felony for immigration purposes. We grant the petition and remand to the BIA.1 I. ...
- Federal Circuits
- CAZAREZ-GUTIERREZ V ASHCROFT, (9th Cir. 2004)
...Board of Immigration Appeals. Argued and Submitted. October 8, 2003Â�... because he was convicted of the "aggravated felony" of a "drug trafficking crime." CazarezGuti... as an aggravated felony for immigration purposes. We grant the petition and remand to the BIA.1 I. ...
- Federal Circuits
- Immigration Law--Second Drug Offense Not Aggravated Felony Merely Because of Possible Felony Recidivist Prosecution--Alsol v. Mukasey.
... not an aggravated felony for immigration purposes. (12) The DHS appealed the decision to the BIA, wh...
- Suffolk University Law Review
- Vol. 43 Nbr. 1, December 2010
- Bharti v. Holder, (5th Cir. 2009)
... Board of Immigration Appeals. BIA No. A75-7... of a controlled substance was an aggravated felony for purposes of immigration law. Bh...
- Federal Circuits
- Ramani Pilla v. Eric Holder, Jr., (6th Cir. 2012)
... review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals finding her removable as an alien who has committed an "aggravated felony," as defined by 8U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(ii... an aggravated felony for immigration purposes. We review this question of law de novo. See Patel...
- Federal Circuits
- Justin Ledoue v. Atty Gen USA, (3rd Cir. 2011)
... Board of Immigration Appeals. (Agency No. A... Delaware conviction on two counts of aggravated menacing, in violation of Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, ... for having committed an "aggravated felony," as that term is defined in 8U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43... an aggravated felony for immigration purposes because it is a "crime of violence." Concluding th...
- Federal Circuits