Matter of RAM, 25 I&N Dec. 657 (BIA 2012) (In determining, on a case by case basis, whether an offense is a particularly serious crime, see Delgado v. Holder, 648 F.3d 1095, 1106-07 (9th Cir. 2011), we examine the nature of the conviction, the type of sentence imposed, and the circumstances and underlying facts of the conviction. Matter of N-A-M-, 24 I&N Dec. 336, 342 (BIA 2007), affd, N-A-M- v. Holder, 587 F.3d 1052 (10th Cir. 2009), cert. denied, 131 S. Ct. 898 (2011); see also Matter of L-S-, 22 I&N Dec. 645, 651 (BIA 1999) (determining that consideration of the individual facts and circumstances is appropriate); Matter of Q-T-M-T-, 21 I&N Dec. 639 (BIA 1996). [A]ll reliable information may be considered in making a particularly serious crime determination, including the conviction records and sentencing information, as well as other information outside the confines of a record of conviction. Matter of N-A-M-, 24 I&N Dec. at 342; see also Anaya-Ortiz v. Holder, 594 F.3d 673, 678-79 (9th Cir. 2010) (holding that it is proper to consider the respondents testimony in a particularly serious crime determination).).

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