Legal Opinion
Keyse G. Jama v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 27, 2003No. 02-2324PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
More than three years after he entered the United States, Somalian refugee Keyse Jama pleaded guilty to third degree assault in Minnesota state court. As a result of this felony conviction, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)1 initiated removal proceedings against Mr. Jama as an alien who had been convicted of “a crime involving moral turpitude.” See 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2)(A)(i)(I). Mr. Jama conceded his removability, and the immigration judge rejected his applications for humanitarian relief. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirmed…
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