United States Ninth Circuit

The Board of Immigration Appeals erred by not reviewing the question of whether a crime of moral turpitude had been committed where the issue was essential in determining whether plaintiff was "seeking admission" when he attempted to enter the United States.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/05/2004
• Decided 08/30/2004
• Published 08/30/2004

Judges

• BERZON, Circuit Judge:, Before: NOONAN, KLEINFELD, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kaye A.Y. Evans, Beverly Hills, CA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paul Fiorino, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondent.