Legal Opinion
Afamasaga v. Sessions
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 19, 2018No. 17-9528PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Submitted on the briefs: *
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Paulo Afamasaga, a native and citizen of Samoa, entered the United States on a nonimmigrant tourist visa and remained beyond the date authorized. After he pleaded guilty to making a false statement when applying for an American passport , see 18 U.S.C. § 1542 , the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) successfully initiated removal proceedings against him. Mr. Afamasaga applied for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b, but the immigration judge (IJ) deemed him ineligible on the ground that violating § 1542 is a crime involving moral turpitude (CIMT)…
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