BIA

ALIEN TRANSPORTATION
Matter of Ruiz-Romero, 22 I. & N. Dec. 486 (BIA Feb. 1, 1999) (federal conviction of transporting an illegal alien within the United States, in violation of INA § 274(a)(1)(A)(ii), 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii), was an aggravated felony as defined in INA § 101(a)(43)(N), 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(N), and therefore triggers deportation under 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(2)(A)(iii)), distinguishing Matter of IM, 7 I. & N. Dec. 389 (BIA Jan. 15, 1957)).

Fifth Circuit

ALIEN TRANSPORTATION
United States v. Solis-Campozano, 312 F.3d 164 (5th Cir. Nov. 12, 2002) (federal conviction for transporting aliens within the United States, in violation of INA § 274(a)(1)(A)(ii), 8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii), was an "alien smuggling offense" within meaning of the Sentencing Guidelines for purpose of constituting an aggravated felony to enhance a sentence under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(vii) for illegal re-entry).

ALIEN TRANSPORTATION
Ruiz-Romero v. Reno, 205 F.3d 837 (5th Cir. Mar. 3, 2000) (federal conviction of transporting illegal noncitizens from one point to another within the United States without crossing a national border, in violation of INA § 274(a)(1)(A)(ii), 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii), triggered deportation as an aggravated felony, since the parenthetical phrase "(relating to alien smuggling)" found in INA § 101(a)(43)(N), 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(N) does not restrict the statutory references that directly precede it).

ALIEN TRANSPORTATION
United States v. Monjaras-Castaneda, 190 F.3d 326 (5th Cir. Sept. 16, 1999), cert. denied, 528 U.S. 1194, 120 S.Ct. 1254 (2000) (federal conviction of transporting illegal noncitizens from one point to another within the United States without crossing a national border, in violation of INA § 274(a)(1)(A)(ii), 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii), constituted an aggravated felony, for purposes of illegal re-entry sentence enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A), since the parenthetical phrase "(relating to alien smuggling)" found in INA § 101(a)(43)(N), 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(N) does not restrict the statutory references that directly precede it).

Eighth Circuit

ALIEN TRANSPORTATION
Gavilan-Cuate v. Yetter, 276 F.3d 418 (8th Cir. Jan. 9, 2002) (federal conviction of conspiracy to transport and harbor illegal aliens, in violation of INA §§ 274(a)(1)(A)(ii) and (iii), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii) and (iii), constituted an aggravated felony under INA § 101(a)(43)(N), 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(N), despite parenthetical mentioning smuggling).

Ninth Circuit

ALIEN TRANSPORTATION
United States v. Galindo-Gallegos, 244 F.3d 728 (9th Cir. Mar. 27, 2001), amended, 255 F.3d 1154 (9th Cir. July 12, 2001) (federal conviction of transporting illegal aliens who were already in United States, in violation of INA § 274(a)(1)(A)(ii), 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii), constituted an aggravated felony under INA § 101(a)(43)(N), 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(N), for purposes of enhancing sentence for illegal re-entry).

Tenth Circuit

ALIEN TRANSPORTATION
United States v. Martinez-Candejas, 347 F.3d 853 (10th Cir. Oct. 21, 2003) (federal conviction of alien smuggling includes transportation and harboring for purposes of 16-level enhancement of illegal re-entry sentence under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(vii) (2002) based on prior aggravated felony conviction).

ALIEN TRANSPORTATION
United States v. Salas-Mendoza, 237 F.3d 1246 (10th Cir. Jan. 22, 2001) (federal conviction of transporting aliens, in violation of INA § 274(a)(1)(A), 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A), was an "aggravated felony" under INA § 101(a)(43)(N), 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(N), for purposes of sentence enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A) of illegal re-entry sentence).