P-F

Citations

• 20 I. & N. Dec. 661

Syllabus

P-F-, 20 I&N Dec. 661 (BIA 1993) ID 3201 (PDF) An alien convicted ofthe first degree felonies of armed burglary and robbery with a firearmunder sections 810.02 and 812.13 of the Florida Statutes was convictedof firearm offenses for the purpose of applying section 241(a)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(2)(C) (Supp.III 1991), where the use of a firearm was an essential element of thecrimes, i.e., the use of a firearm elevated the crimes to first degreefelonies and triggered a mandatory minimum sentence as distinguished froma statutory sentence enhancement.