Safe Havens

(A)  Aggravated Felonies.

            The statute explicitly states that conspiracy to commit an aggravated felony constitutes an aggravated felony.[215]  Conversely, conspiracy to commit a non-aggravated felony would not constitute an aggravated felony.[216]

[215] INA § 101(a)(43)(U), 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(U).

[216] The same rule applies to crimes of moral turpitude.  Conspiracy to commit a CMT is considered a CMT.  McNaughton v. INS, 612 F.2d 457, 459 (9th Cir. 1980) (per curiam); see also Guarneri v. Kessler, 98 F.2d 580 (5th Cir.), cert. den., 305 U.S. 648 (1938); Mercer v. Lence, 96 F.2d 122 (10th Cir.), cert. den., 305 U.S. 611 (1938); Matter of Goldeshtein, 20 I. & N. Dec. 382 (BIA 1991), rev’d, Goldeschtein v. INS, 8 F.3d 645 (9th Cir. 1993); Matter of G, 7 I. & N. Dec. 114, 115 (BIA 1956).  In fact, it applies to a number of other offenses, that are not in themselves deportable crimes, but which become deportable when committed with the intent to commit a deportable offense.