Legal Opinion
De Lima v. Sessions
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 16, 2017No. 15-2453PPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), “[ajriy alien who is convicted of an aggravated felony at any time after admission” is eligible for removal. 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii). One type of aggravated felony under the INA is “a theft- offense (including receipt of stolen property) ... for which the; term of imprisonment [is] at least one year.” 1⅛ § 1101(a)(43)(G). In finding petitioner Evandro De Lima eligible for removal, the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) concluded that third-degree larceny under Connecticut law, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-124, is one…
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