Legal Opinion
Plasencia-Ayala v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 7, 2008No. 06-73728PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the question of whether failing to register as a sex offender in violation of Nev.Rev.Stat. § 179D.550 is a crime involving moral turpitude within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a) (2) (A) (i) (I). We conclude that it is not, and grant the petition for review from the contrary decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”).
I
A
Reynaldo Plasencia-Ayala is a native and citizen of Mexico. He was born on May 18, 1968 and first came to the Unites States in 1986 at the age of eighteen. On December 1, 1990, Plasencia-Ayala was admitted for permanent…
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