Correspondent
Breaking news correspondent, covers late-night developments and emergency rulings.
The Ninth Circuit denied Omar Tellez-Ramirez's petition for review, holding that his Idaho drug conviction qualifies as a removable aggravated felony. The court applied the modified categorical approach to confirm the conviction involved methamphetamine and matched federal mental state requirements.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review, holding that the stop-time rule for cancellation of removal is triggered by the date a criminal offense is committed, not the date of conviction. This ruling confirms that a lawful permanent resident is ineligible for relief if the offense occurred within seven years of admission, even if the conviction finalizes after that period.
The Ninth Circuit held that the Board of Immigration Appeals erred by relying on outdated precedent to classify Washington's current reckless driving statute as a crime involving moral turpitude. The court found that the statute's 'reckless manner' element reflects a lower mental state than the 'wanton or willful disregard' standard required by prior BIA rulings.
