Ricardo Walters v. U.S. Attorney General

Petitioner Ricardo Walters seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’s (“BIA”) order affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) finding that he was removable as an alien convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude. On appeal, Petitioner argues that he was not removable because his Florida conviction for operating a chop shop was not categorically a crime involving moral turpitude. After careful review, we deny the petition for review.

I. Background

Petitioner is a native and citizen of Jamaica who was admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent .resident in August 2004. In May…