ISLAM

Citations

• 25 I. & N. Dec. 637

Syllabus

ISLAM, 25 I&N Dec. 637 (BIA 2011) ID 3733 (PDF) (1) In determining whether an alien's convictions for two or more crimes involving moral turpitude arose out of a \single scheme of criminal misconduct\ within the meaning of section 237(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C.§ 1227(a)(2)(A)(ii) (2006), the Board will uniformly apply its interpretation of that phrase in all circuits. Matter of Adetiba, 20 I&N Dec. 506 (BIA 1992), followed. (2) Where the respondentwas convicted in two counties of forgery and possession of stolen property based on his use of multiple stolen credit or debit cards to obtain items of value from several retail outlets on five separate occasions over the course of a day, his crimes did not arise out of a \single scheme of criminal misconduct.\