Legal Opinion
Maria Banda Nino v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 13, 2012No. 11-60314PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:
Maria Angelica Banda Nino petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision that she was ineligible for cancellation of removal. We conclude that Banda’s ineligibility depends solely on whether her prior state-court conviction was for a crime involving moral turpitude. It was. We therefore DENY her petition.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Banda, a native and citizen of Mexico, entered the United States in March 1999 as a nonimmigrant. She had authorization to remain for a temporary period, not to exceed six months, but she remained beyond…
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