Matter of Aldabesheh, 22 I. &
N. Dec. 983 (BIA Aug. 30, 1999) (en banc) (New York conviction
for criminal contempt in the first degree, in violation of
section 215.51(b)(i) of the New York Penal Law, with a sentence
to imprisonment of at least one year, is a conviction for
a crime of violence as defined under 18 U.S.C. § 16(b), thus
rendering it an aggravated felony under INA § 101(a)(43)(F),
8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(F)).
jurisdiction:
BIA