Alvin Bobb v. Attorney General of the United States

OPINION OF THE COURT

FISHER, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Alvin Bobb, a lawful permanent resident, pleaded guilty to forging a check in the amount of $13,277, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 510(a)(2), and was sentenced to four months imprisonment. An immigration judge (“U”) determined at Bobb’s bail hearing that his conviction was not an “aggravated felony” for purposes of removal, and the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirmed. At a subsequent removal hearing, however, a different IJ determined that the crime was an “aggravated felony,” which the BIA affirmed. That decision has dire…