Legal Opinion
BERKER
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1976No. ID 2511PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2511 MATTER OF BERKER In Deportation Proceedings .1 A-11780841 Decided by Board August 2, 1976 (1) Under the provisions of the Federal 'Youth Corrections Act (18 U.S.C. 5005, et seq.), no distinction is drawn between narcotics offenses relating to simple possession of marijuana and narcotics offenses involving more serious drug violations. For that reason, distinctions as to the relative gravity of narcotics offenses should not be made in applying the benefits of the Federal Youth.Corrections Act to immigration cases. (2) Expungement of respondent's conviction for conspiracy…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Octavio Mestre Morera v. United States Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- ANDRADEBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1974
- ESPINOZABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1975
3Cited by4 opinions
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