Marco Garcia-Echaverria v. United States

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• holding that habeas petitioner “became ineligible for a waiver of deportation” “[bjecause he pleaded guilty ... after the AEDPA was enacted on April 24, 1996”
• explaining that under the “hypothetical federal felony” approach a state drug conviction is an aggravated felony if it would be punishable as a felony under the CSA
• explaining that under the “hypothetical federal felony” approach a state drug conviction is an aggravated felony if it would -9- No. 24-3125, Porter v. McHenry be punishable as a felony under the CSA
• identifying 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(D) (2000) as the appropriate Federal analogue in a case involving a drug trafficking conviction
• placing the burden on the defendant to show that 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(4) applies
• deciding the case without reaching the issue

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