Nancy Arabillas Morales v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General

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• holding that “communication with a minor for immoral purposes” is a crime of moral turpitude
• holding that “communication with a minor for immoral purposes” is a crime of moral turpitude
• noting that the jurisdiction-stripping provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(C) apply to removal orders, and not to applications for asylum, withholding of removal, or CAT relief
• noting that the jurisdiction-stripping provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(C) apply to removal orders, and not to applications for asylum, withholding of removal, or CAT relief
• reviewing withholding of removal and CAT claims on the merits despite the fact that petitioner was found removable as an alien convicted of an aggravated felony
• “[B]ecause decisions whether to grant asylum are exempted from § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii)’s jurisdiction-stripping mandate, we have jurisdiction to review the IJ’s denial of [an] asylum application.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).