Legal Opinion
L-G-H
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 2014No. ID 3809PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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26 I&N Dec. 365
(BIA 2014) Interim Decision #3809 Matter of L-G-H-, Respondent Decided August 15, 2014 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals Sale of a controlled substance in violation of section 893.13(1)(a)(1) of the Florida Statutes, which lacks a mens rea element with respect to the illicit nature of the substance but requires knowledge of its presence and includes an affirmative defense for ignorance of its unlawful nature, is an “illicit trafficking” aggravated felony under section 101(a)(43)(B) of the Immigration and…
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