Legal Opinion
Wei Cong Mei v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 29, 2004No. 03-1961, 03-2595PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Wei Cong Mei has petitioned us for review of two orders by the Board of Immigration Appeals, one ordering him removed from this country and the other, which need not be discussed separately, denying his motion to reconsider the first order. The principal issue we consider is the meaning of “crimes involving moral turpitude” in immigration law and generally-
In 1998 Mei (who had been admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident three years previously) was convicted of unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle, in violation of 625 ILCS 5/4 — 103(a)(1),…
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