Legal Opinion
Waugh v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 22, 2011No. 10-9551PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner, a Jamaican citizen and lawful permanent resident of the United States, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) ordering him removed. In August 2009, petitioner pled guilty in Utah state court to one count of unlawful sexual contact with a minor, a third-degree felony under Utah law. Following his conviction, the government instituted removal proceedings, and the immigration judge (IJ) found petitioner removable on two grounds: (1) for sexual abuse of a minor, which constitutes an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. §…
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