De Medeiros v. Holder

MEMORANDUM ***

Julian Gago De Medeiros (De Medeiros), a native and citizen of Portugal, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA’s) dismissal of an appeal challenging an Immigration Judge’s (IJ’s) decision finding him removable, and denying his motion to reconsider.

De Medeiros was convicted of seventy-two felony counts of making false statements to obtain disability insurance benefits, in violation of California Unemployment Insurance Code (CUIC) § 2101(a), and submitting a false medical certification to obtain disability insurance, in violation of CUIC § 2116. A mandatory…