Legal Opinion
RAMIREZ-RIVERO
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1981No. ID 2884PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2884 MATTER OF RAMIREZ-RIVERO In Exclusion Proceedings A-23224918 Decided by Board October 5,1981 (1) In order for a foreign conviction to serve as a basis for a finding of inadmissibility, the conviction must be for conduct deemed criminal by United States standaids. (2) An act of juvenile delinquency is not a crime in the United States and an adjudication of delinquency is not a conviction for a crime within the meaning of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (3)The standards established by Congress, as embodied in the Federal Juvenile Delin- quency Act (FJDA), 18 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Honorable Edwin L. Mechem, United States District Judge, District of New Mexico, and Frankie ChavezCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
- McMULLENBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1980
- McNAUGHTONBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1978
- CASTELLONBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1981
- Hu Yau-Leung v. SosciaDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- DE LA NUESBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1981
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- Vieira García v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- SHIRDELBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1984
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