Legal Opinion

Cristina Jaimes-Lopez v. U.S. Attorney General

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided January 10, 2017No. 15-15532 Non-Argument CalendarUnpublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Cristina Jaimes-Lopez seeks review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the' Immigration Judge’s (“U”) order of removal rendered on the ground that she was removable from the United States for having been “convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude,” 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(ii), due to her conviction for armed robbery under Fla. Stat. § 812.1'3(2)(a). On appeal, Jaimes-Lopez argues that the BIA failed to properly apply the “categorical approach” when determining that her conviction qualified as a crime involving moral turpitude. After careful review, we…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  2. Moncrieffe v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  3. Jordan v. De GeorgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  4. Lopez v. GonzalesSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. United States v. LockleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Arman Eritsian v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
  2. Arman Eritsian v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2021

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