Legal Opinion
FLORES
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1980No. ID 2752PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2752 MATTER OF FLORES In Deportation Proceedings A-14504749 Decided by Board January 8, 1980 (1) Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude within the statutory period preced- ing an application for voluntary departure precludes establishment of good moral character requisite to eligibility for that relief. Sections 101(f) and 244(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101(f) and 1264(e). (2) Moral turpitude refers to conduct which is morally reprehensible and intrinsically wrung, the essence of which is an evil or malicious intent. (3) In order for a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Jordan v. De GeorgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- United States Ex Rel. Volpe v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Tseung Chu v. CornellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Bernard Hirsch v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Chanan Din Khan v. Bruce G. Barber, District Director United States Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by123 opinions
- Navarro-Lopez v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Jean Patrick Michel v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Jan Knapik v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
- Nir Goldeshtein v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- SILVA-TREVINOBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2015
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