Legal Opinion
Agustin Ortega-Lopez v. Loretta E. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 23, 2016No. 13-71127PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Concurrence by Judge BEA
OPINION
OWENS, Circuit Judge:
Agustín Ortega-Lopez, a Mexican citizen, contends that his misdemeanor conviction for participating in cockfighting in violation of the Unlawful Animal Venture Prohibition, 7 U.S.C. § 2156(a)(1), does not qualify as a categorical crime involving moral turpitude (“CIMT”). The Immigration Judge (“IJ”) and Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) concluded that it did. We grant the petition and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
A. Ortega-Lopez and Cockfighting
Ortega-Lopez came to the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Cesar M. Lopez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- AJAMIBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1999
- Lakhwinder Latter-Singh v. Eric H. Holder Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
- White v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
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