Legal Opinion
Torres v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 20, 2014No. Docket No. 13-2498PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SACK, Circuit Judge:
We consider on this appeal whether a conviction under New York Penal Law §§ 110 and 150.10 for attempted arson in the third degree constitutes an “aggravated felony” under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”). See 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(E)(i). Answering this question requires us to decide whether this state crime, which lacks a federal jurisdictional element, is an “offense described in” 18 U.S.C. § 844(i), the federal statute governing explosive materials offenses, which does contain such an element. Because we defer to the BIA’s reasonable determination that a…
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