Legal Opinion
FERREIRA
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 2014No. ID 3815PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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26 I&N Dec. 415
(BIA 2014) Interim Decision #3815 Matter of Gustavo Ribeiro FERREIRA, Respondent Decided September 22, 2014 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals Where a State statute on its face covers a controlled substance not included in the Federal controlled substances schedules, there must be a realistic probability that the State would prosecute conduct under the statute that falls outside the generic definition of the removable offense to defeat a charge of removability under the categorical approach. FOR RESPONDENT:…
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