Legal Opinion

Arturo Aldaco-Quezada v. Jefferson Sessions

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 29, 2017No. 13-71717Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Arturo Aldaco-Quezada petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’s (“BIA”) order ruling him ineligible for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a). We deny the petition because his assault conviction was for a crime of domestic violence under the modified categorical approach. See Cornejo-Villagrana v. Sessions, No. 13-72185, 870 F.3d 1099, 2017 WL 4051705 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2017).

Aldaco-Quezada pleaded guilty to subsection (A)(1) of the Arizona assault statute, which requires “causing any physical injury to another person.” Ariz.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gonzales v. Duenas-AlvarezSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Fernandez-Ruiz v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  3. In Re Jeremiah T.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2006
  4. Jose Cornejo-Villagrana v. Jefferson SessionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017

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