Matter of Cuellar-Gomez, ID 3760, 25 I&N Dec. 850 (BIA 2012) - (1) A formal judgment of guilt of an alien entered by a municipal court is a “conviction” under section 101(a)(48)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(48)(A) (2006), if the proceedings in which...

Mario R. Urizar writes: "We asked for a three panel member decision and oral argument to review INA 212(c) eligibility under Matter of Abdelghany as it applies to individuals with convictions after trial. Specifically, under the ineligibility language of IMMACT90, i.e., to "applicant[s] [who...

Matter of Calcano de Millan, 26 I&N Dec. 904 (BIA 2017) - For purposes of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-248, 120 Stat. 587, and section 204(a)(1)(A)(viii)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1154(a)(1)(A)(viii)(I) (2012), a United States...

Matter of Mohamed, 27 I&N Dec. 92 (BIA 2017) - Entry into a pretrial intervention agreement under Texas law qualifies as 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) (2012), where (1) a respondent...

Matter of Marquez Conde, 27 I&N Dec. 251 (BIA 2018) - The Board of Immigration Appeals’ holding in Matter of Pickering, 23 I&N Dec. 621 (BIA 2003), rev’d on other grounds, Pickering v. Gonzales, 465 F.3d 263 (6th Cir. 2006), regarding the validity of vacated convictions for immigration...