United States Fourth Circuit

The BIA's denial of application of cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. section 1229b(b)(1) is affirmed where petitioner's prior conviction for a petit larceny offense was properly characterized as a crime involving moral turpitude, even though petitioner had never been lawfully admitted to the U.S. and section 1227(a)(2) makes deportable only persons "in and admitted to the United States."

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/14/2015
• Published 04/14/2015

Judges

• NIEMEYER

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel