Legal Opinion
Quintero-Salazar v. Keisler
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 9, 2007No. 04-73128PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge THOMAS; Dissent by judge KLEINFELD.
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the question of whether CaLPenal Code § 261.5(d) is categorically a crime involving moral turpitude within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2)(A)(i)(I), thus making an alien removable. We conclude that it is not, and grant the petition for review from the contrary decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”).
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Alberto Rene Quintero-Salazar is a citizen and national of Mexico who entered the United States in 1990, obtained his conditional residence in 1992, and became a Lawful Permanent…
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