Legal Opinion
Jesus Mercado v. Loretta Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 4, 2016No. 14-60539PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Jesus Cardoso Mercado was ordered removed from the United States pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(ii) after the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) found that his convictions for indecent exposure and making terroristic threats under Texas law are crimes involving moral turpitude (“CIMT”). Because we hold that the BIA applied the incorrect standard in analyzing whether Petitioner’s convictions constitute CIMTs, we reverse and remand.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Petitioner is a Mexican native and citizen who was admitted to the United States as a permanent resident in 1983 and then…
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