Omagah v. Ashcroft

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• concluding that parsing a crime’s statutory language to determine which of its elements were met in a particular case, before deciding whether the crime was a CIMT, is appropriate under our precedent
• concluding that parsing a crime’s statutory language to determine which of its elements were met in a particular case, before deciding whether the crime was a CIMT, is appropriate under our precedent
• noting that determining a crime's elements is beyond the scope of the BIA's power and expertise
• recognizing that moral turpitude encompasses conduct that shocks the public conscience
• noting that determining a crime’s elements is beyond the scope of the BIA’s power and expertise
• affirming the BIA’s conclusion that “conspiracy to possess forged immigration documents with intent to use them involved moral turpitude”

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