Legal Opinion
Edgar Leal v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 6, 2014No. 12-73381PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
Edgar Leal (“Leal”) petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) dismissal of his appeal of a final order of removal. The BIA held that Leal had been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude (“CIMT”) and was thus ineligible for cancellation of removal. We hold that the BIA reasonably determined that felony endangerment in Arizona is a CIMT and thus deny the petition for review.
I. Background
Leal is a native and citizen of Mexico, born in Culiacan, Mexico, on October 5, 1978, who entered the United States on January 1, 1990, without…
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- State v. GallegosArizona Supreme Court · 1994
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