United States First Circuit

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) erred in denying petitioner's application for "special rule cancellation" of his removal from the United States under section 203 of the Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA), where the BIA did not adequately consider the statutory issue presented when it ruled that petitioner was ineligible for relief on the basis that a violation of Massachusetts' shoplifting statute is a crime involving moral turpitude.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/25/2014
• Published 06/25/2014

Judges

• LYNCH

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel