People v. Osaghae

ON RECONSIDERATION

Defendant is a citizen of Nigeria, who is living in the United States as a resident alien. In July 1992, he pleaded guilty of possession of a financial transaction device, without the consent of its owner. MCL 750.157p; MSA 28.354(15). We are told that, at about the same time, defendant was convicted of a federal fraud offense. 18 USC 1344.

Defendant’s state conviction led to a ninety-day jail sentence, which defendant served. He did not take an appeal.

The parties agree that in 1996 Congress amended the immigration laws, to require that a resident alien with two or more…