United States Fifth Circuit

Because the intentional concealment of illegal drug activity is intrinsically wrong, plaintiff has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude. Thus, section 309(c)(4)(G) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act precludes the court's jurisdiction over his final order of deportation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/13/2004
• Published 01/13/2004

Judges

• KING, Chief Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and DAVIS and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brian K. Bates (argued), Quan, Burdette & Perez, Houston, TX, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anthony P. Nicastro (argued), David V. Bernal, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div. Imm. Lit., Washington, DC, Hipolito Acosta, U.S. INS, Houston, TX, Caryl G. Thompson, U.S.INS, Dist. Directors Office, Attn: Joe A. Aguilar, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent.