L-S-J

Citations

• 21 I. & N. Dec. 973

Syllabus

L-S-J-, 21 I&N Dec. 973 (BIA 1997) ID 3322 (PDF) (1) An asylum applicant who has been convicted of robbery with a deadly weapon (handgun) and sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison is not eligible for asylum because he has been convicted of an aggravated felony, that is, a crime of violence for which the sentence is at least 1 year. (2) An applicant for withholding of deportation who has been convicted of robbery with a deadly weapon (handgun) has been convicted of a particularly serious crime and is not eligible for withholding of deportation regardless of the length of his sentence.