United States Ninth Circuit

Alien smuggling as defined in 8 U.S.C. section 1182(a)(6)(E)(i), does not ends once the alien crosses the border, but continues until the initial transporter who brings the alien to the U.S. ceases to transport the alien. Petition for review of the BIA's dismissal of petitioner's appeal from a denial of his application for suspension of deportation is denied where substantial evidence supported the BIA's finding that petitioner was statutorily ineligible to prove good moral character because he had engaged in alien smuggling.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/07/2006
• Decided 05/29/2007
• Published 05/29/2007

Judges

• Before:  HARRY PREGERSON, BARRY G. SILVERMAN, and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Xavier Rosas, Law Office of Enrique Arevalo, Pasadena, CA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• John C. Cunningham, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for the respondent.