VASQUEZ-MUNIZ

Citations

• 23 I. & N. Dec. 207

Syllabus

VASQUEZ-MUNIZ, 23 I&N Dec. 207 (BIA 2002) ID 3461 (PDF) (1) An offense defined by state or foreign law may be classified as an aggravated felony as an offense “described in” a federal statute enumerated in section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43) (1994 & Supp. V 1999), even if it lacks the jurisdictional element of the federal statute. (2) Possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of section 12021(a)(1) of the California Penal Code is an aggravated felony under section 101(a)(43)(E)(ii) of the Act because it is “described in” 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (1994). Matter of Vasquez-Muniz, Interim Decision 3440 (BIA 2000), overruled.