Saleh v. Gonzales

FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:

Yasser Nasser Saleh, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, was charged as removable under section 237(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)®. The basis of the charge was his conviction in state court of receiving stolen property, which is a removable offense, i.e., a “crime involving moral turpitude” (“CIMT”) for which a sentence of one year or longer could have been imposed. In an effort to escape the adverse immigration consequences of that conviction, Saleh thereafter obtained an amendment of the judgment so…