Legal Opinion
Moreira v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 10, 2007No. 06-60654PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Augusto Dias Moreira petitions for review of the removal order finding him removable pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(ii), which authorizes the deportation of “any alien who at any time after admission is convicted of two or more crimes involving moral turpitude, not arising out of a single scheme of criminal misconduct.” Moreira argues that his Massachusetts convictions for malicious damage to a motor vehicle and larceny to a motor vehicle do not qualify as crimes involving moral turpitude. The Government argues that we lack jurisdiction to consider…
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