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BIA on 'Firearms Offense' - Matter of Flores-Abarca, 26 I&N Dec. 922 (BIA 2017)

March 03, 2017 (1 min read)

Matter of Flores-Abarca, 26 I&N Dec. 922 (BIA 2017) - The crime of transporting a loaded firearm in violation of title 21, section 1289.13 of the Oklahoma Statutes is categorically a firearms offense under section 237(a)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(C) (2012), even though the term “transporting” is not included in the Act, because section 237(a)(2)(C) is broadly construed to encompass all types of firearms offenses.

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