Legal Opinion
Berhe v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 26, 2006No. 05-1870, 05-2239PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
Herman Henry and Ambessa Hagos Berhe 1 each petition for review of Board of Immigration Appeals’ decisions ordering their removal. We have written a single opinion dealing with those separate petitions because they both question whether a state misdemeanor drug offense can constitute an “aggravated felony” for the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). See 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43). Petitioners face removal from the United States on the basis of their respective state misdemeanor convictions for possession of a controlled substance. The Board denied their…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. VenturaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- United States v. Michael JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Laeila Nelson, Stephanie Nelson, Phil Nelson v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- David Gerbier v. M. Francis Holmes, Acting District Director, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service John Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney General.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Kporlor v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
- Alsol v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
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