Matter of Guerrero, 25 I&N Dec. 631 (BIA 2011) (Rhode Island conviction for violation of G.L.R.I. 11-1-9, solicitation to commit a felony, is a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. 16(b), and triggers removal as an aggravated felony crime of violence with a sentence of one year imposed, where the charging document indicated that the noncitizen pleaded guilty to solicitation to commit assault with a deadly weapon), agreeing with United States v. Cornelio-Pena, 435
F.3d 1279, 1288 (10th Cir. 2006); Prakash v. Holder, 579 F.3d 1033,
1036-37 (9th Cir. 2009) (because there is a substantial risk that solicitation of rape and of assault will lead to violence, it is a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. 16(b)).
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