United States Ninth Circuit

In the context of immigration proceedings, a violation of California Penal Code section 261.5(c), one of California's statutory rape provisions, constitutes "sexual abuse of a minor" within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. section 1101(a)(43)(A).

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/25/2008
• Decided 08/16/2007
• Published 08/16/2007

Judges

• THOMAS, Circuit Judge:, Before:  ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, HARRY PREGERSON, STEPHEN REINHARDT, ANDREW J. KLEINFELD, MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, SIDNEY R. THOMAS, BARRY G. SILVERMAN, RONALD M. GOULD, RICHARD A. PAEZ, RICHARD C. TALLMAN, and RICHARD R. CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Saad Ahmad, Saad Ahmad & Associates;  Fremont, CA, for the petitioner., Vikram K. Badrinath, Esquire, Vikram Badrinath, PC, Tucson, AZ, amicus curiae for the American Immigration Lawyers Association., Zachary Miller Nightingale and Avantika Shastri, Attorneys, Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale, LLP, San Francisco, CA, amicus curiae for the Immigration Legal Resource Center.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory G. Katsas, Acting Assistant Attorney General;  Thomas H. Dupree, Jr., Deputy Assistant Attorney General;  Donald E. Keener, Deputy Director;  Bryan S. Beier, Senior Litigation Counsel;  Jennifer Levings, Trial Attorney;  Washington, D.C., for the respondent.