Legal Opinion

Jamalur Rashid Chowdhury v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 14, 2001No. 99-71159PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Jamalur Rashid Chowdhury petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision finding him removable under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) as an “alien who is convicted of an aggravated felony.” 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii). We have jurisdiction to determine whether jurisdiction is available under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(C). Chowdhury argues that his conviction for laundering $1,310 does not constitute an “aggravated felony” because, under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(D), the amount of funds laundered must exceed $10,000. We agree and grant…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Russello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Aguirre-AguirreSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. Shabanali Ladha Khatoon Ladha Farzana S. Ladha v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  5. Hugo Castillo-Perez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Lucio Ricardo Alvarez-Santos, AKA Luciano Ricardo Alvarez AKA Lucio Ricardo Alvarez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  2. Jayantha Edirsinghe Kankamalage v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  3. Fernandez-Bernal v. Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
  4. Jean-Louis v. Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. Marco Gonzalez-Valerio, AKA Marcos Valerio, AKA Marcos Gonzalez Valerio, AKA Marcos Gonzalez-ValerioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003

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