Legal Opinion

Ancheta v. Gonzales

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 4, 2007No. 03-73883Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM *

Manuel Calderon Ancheta, Sr., a Philippine national, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) order summarily affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order of removal and denial of cancellation of removal.

The IJ found Ancheta removable under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(ii), INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(ii), because he had been convicted of two crimes involving moral turpitude. Ancheta argues that the second conviction charged, for third-degree theft of services, did not involve moral turpitude. Under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(C), INA § 242(a)(2)(C), we generally lack…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Maria Martinez-Rosas v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
  3. Jose Cruz Romero-Torres v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  4. Enrique Cuevas-Gaspar v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
  5. C-V-TBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1998

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