Legal Opinion
SEDA
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1980No. ID 2832PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2832 MATTER OF SEDA In Deportation Proceedings A-20879583 Decided by Board October 10, 1980 (1) Section 101(0(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101(0(3), precludes a person from establishing good moral character if he has been convicted of or admits the commission of a crime involving moral turpitude during the period for which good moral character is required to be established. (2) The crime of forgery, to which the respondent pleaded guilty, is a crime involving moral turpitude. (3) A conviction exists for immigration purposes when there is a judicial…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. BagamasbadSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Maria Garcia-Gonzales v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- A-FBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1959
- State v. WileySupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- WERKBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- ROLDANBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1999
- Geilher Molina v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- THOMASBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1995
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