Legal Opinion
Melvin Rodriguez Cabrera v. William Barr
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 19, 2019No. 18-1314PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AGEE, Circuit Judge:
Melvin Josue Rodriguez Cabrera, a native and citizen of El Salvador, became a lawful permanent resident of the United States in 2014. Three years later, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") initiated removal proceedings against him based on his 2017 Virginia conviction under Va. Code § 18.2-46.2 for participation in a criminal street gang. The immigration judge ("IJ") determined that this Virginia offense did not categorically constitute a crime involving moral turpitude and thus could not be a basis for removing Cabrera. DHS appealed, and the Board of Immigration…
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