MIKE VICK WANNABES WATCH OUT – THE BIA HAS YOUR NUMBER! — Matter of ORTEGA-LOPEZ, 27 I&N Dec. 382 (BIA 2018) — CIMT — Animal Fighting

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Matter of Ortega-Lopez, 27 I&N Dec. 382 (BIA 2018)

BIA HEADNOTE:

(1) The offense of sponsoring or exhibiting an animal in an animal fighting venture in violation of 7 U.S.C. § 2156(a)(1) (2006) is categorically a crime involving moral turpitude. Matter of Ortega-Lopez, 26 I&N Dec. 99 (BIA 2013), reaffirmed.

(2) An alien is ineligible for cancellation of removal under section 240A(b)(1)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1)(C) (2012), for having “been convicted of an offense under” section 237(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(i) (2012), irrespective of both the general “admission” requirement in section 237(a) and the temporal (within 5 years of admission) requirement in section 237(a)(2)(A)(i)(I). Matter of Cortez, 25 I&N Dec. 301 (BIA 2010), reaffirmed.

PANEL: APPELLATE IMMIGRATON JUDGES MALPHRUS, MULLANE, and LIEBOWITZ

OPINION BY: JUDGE GARRY D. MALPHRUS

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08-06-18