Legal Opinion
Luis Juarez Alvarado v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 23, 2014No. 10-71236PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
We consider whether the Department of Homeland Security has met its burden of proving that the petitioner, Luis Felipe Juarez Alvarado, is removable from the United States as an alien convicted of a violation of state law relating to a controlled substance. See 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(B)®. Juarez Alvarado pled guilty to attempted possession of a dangerous drug, in violation of Arizona Revised Statute § 13-3407(A)(1). He argues that this conviction does not establish his removability for two independent reasons: first, because Arizona’s attempt statute is…
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