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David L. Cleveland and the Louise Trauma Center provide documentation to assist attorneys in preparing asylum cases for clients from Cameroon here and here .
USA v. Lopez
"This appeal requires us to decide how to apply the categorical approach to a conspiracy crime—a question of first impression in our Circuit. The United States seeks to revoke Lisette Lopez’s naturalization on the ground that she committed a crime of moral turpitude within five years of applying for citizenship and willfully concealed or misrepresented during the application process the fact that she had committed a crime. The district court granted judgment on the pleadings in favor of the government on the ground that Lopez had committed a crime of moral turpitude during the statutory period. Because the crime to which Lopez pleaded guilty—conspiring to launder money—did not categorically involve moral turpitude, we reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this decision."
[Hats way off to the indefatigable Matthew Hoppock! An audio recording of the oral argument is here.]