United States Fourth Circuit

In case involving citizen of Cameroon and permanent resident of U.S., petition for review challenging finding that petitioner is subject to removal as he was twice convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude, in the form of arson and destruction of property, is denied where the malicious burning of property is a crime of violence and, thus, petitioner's arson conviction is an aggravated felony which renders him statutorily ineligible for cancellation of removal and for a hardship waiver.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/01/2007
• Decided 03/22/2007
• Published 03/22/2007

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Emmanuel Damascus Akpan, Silver Spring, Maryland, for Petitioner.  John Darren Williams, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.   ON BRIEF:  Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Christopher C. Fuller, Senior Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.