Legal Opinion
LAGUERRE
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 2022No. ID 4035PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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28 I&N Dec. 437
(BIA 2022) Interim Decision #4035 Matter of Emmanuel LAGUERRE, Respondent Decided January 20, 2022 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals Because the identity of the “controlled dangerous substance” possessed is an element of the crime of possession of a controlled dangerous substance under section 2C:35-10(a)(1) of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated, the statute is divisible with respect to the specific substance possessed, and the record of conviction can be examined under the modified categorical approach to…
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