· 3/30/2022
S. WONG
Citations
- 28 I. & N. Dec. 518
Syllabus
A finding of guilt in a proceeding that affords defendants all of the constitutional rights of criminal procedure that are applicable without limitation and that are incorporated against the States under the Fourteenth Amendment is a \conviction\ for immigration purposes under section 101(a)(48)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(48)(A) (2018). Matter of Eslamizar, 23 I&N Dec. 684 (BIA 2004), clarified.
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