United States v. Pedro Pornes-Garcia

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• holding that a state drug trafficking felony conviction that would have been a misdemeanor under federal law was an \aggravated felony\ under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(B) for purposes of the U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A) enhancement
• distinguishing the policies underlying that court's decision to follow L-Gin the context of asylum eligibility from the policies underlying its decision regarding the meaning of \aggravated felony\ for purposes of U.S.S.G. S 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)
• recognizing the Board’s “narrow” construction
• “The BIA expressly disagreed with our decision in Jenkins, and stated that it would follow our holding only in deportation and asylum cases arising in the Second Circuit.”

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