Legal Opinion

Maricela Leyva Martinez v. Jefferson Sessions III

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 15, 2018No. 17-1301PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TRAXLER, Circuit Judge:

*658Maricela Martinez was ordered removed from the United States after the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") determined that Martinez's prior convictions for theft were crimes involving moral turpitude. Because not all of the offenses encompassed under the relevant Maryland statute qualify as crimes involving moral turpitude, we grant Martinez's petition for review, vacate the BIA's decision, and remand for consideration of Martinez's application for cancellation of removal.

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Thirty-five-year-old Maricela Martinez is a native of Mexico; she entered the country illegally…

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