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Valenzuela Gallardo

Board of Immigration Appeals

Decided April 2, 2026No. ID 4178Published

1Opinion of the Court

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29 I&N Dec. 536

(BIA 2026) Interim Decision #4178 Matter of Agustin VALENZUELA GALLARDO, Respondent Decided April 2, 2026 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) “[A]n offense relating to obstruction of justice” under section 101(a)(43)(S) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(S) (2024), is a specific intent offense involving an affirmative and intentional attempt to interfere with the process of justice and law. Matter of Valenzuela Gallardo,

25 I&N Dec. 838

(BIA 2012), reaffirmed. (2) A conviction for…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. ESPINOZABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1999
  2. Pugin v. GarlandSupreme Court of the United States · 2023
  3. Augustin Valenzuela Gallardo v. Loretta E. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
  4. VALENZUELA GALLARDOBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2012
  5. Agustin Valenzuela Gallardo v. William BarrCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020

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