Jose Flores-Larrazola v. Loretta Lynch

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

The question in this case is whether an alien convicted of recklessly possessing with the intent to deliver at least ten pounds of marijuana for remuneration has engaged in “illicit trafficking in a controlled substance” such that he is an aggravated felon and is therefore ineligible for relief from removal. We answer in the affirmative and DENY the petition for review.

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The facts of this case are undisputed. On July 21, 2000, Jose Flores-Larrazola (“Flores-Larrazola”), a native citizen of Mexico and a lawful permanent resident of the United States, pleaded…