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Citations

• 19 I. & N. Dec. 861

Syllabus

M-, 19 I&N Dec. 861 (Comm. 1989) ID 3096 (PDF) (1) A conviction exists pursuant to section 245A(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1255a(a)(4)(B) (Supp. IV 1986), where (1) a judge or a jury has found the alien guilty or the alien has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, and (2) the judge has ordered some form of punishment or penalty, including but not limited to a fine or probation. (2) An alien who pled guilty to a felony and, as a result, was fined $1,000 and placed on probation for 3 years is an alien who has been convicted of a felony within the purview of section 245A(a)(4)(B) of the Act.