Legal Opinion
Mendez v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 6, 2008No. Docket 07-1114-agPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KATZMANN, Circuit Judge:
On review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing petitioner’s appeal, we are called on to determine whether first degree larceny in the form of “defrauding a public community,” in violation of Connecticut General Statutes §§ 58a-122(a)(4) and 53a-119(6), is a crime involving moral turpitude for the purposes of 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2)(A)(i)(I). We hold that it is and deny the petition for review.
BACKGROUND
The petitioner, Tamara Mendez, a native and citizen of the Dominican Republic, became a lawful permanent resident of the United States in 1990.…
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