Li v. Ashcroft,
389 F.3d 892, 897 (9th Cir. Nov. 19, 2004) (federal conviction
of making a false claim against the United States, in violation
of 18 U.S.C. § 287, is divisible with respect to the fraud
offense aggravated felony defined in INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i),
8 U.S.C.

Li v. Ashcroft,
389 F.3d 892 (9th Cir. Nov. 19, 2004) (federal conviction
of making a false statement to a United States official, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001, is divisible with respect to
the fraud offense aggravated felony defined in INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i),
8 U.S.C.

Li v. Ashcroft,
389 F.3d 892 (9th Cir. Nov. 19, 2004) (federal conviction
of conspiracy to defraud the United States, in violation of
18 U.S.C. § 371, is divisible with respect to the fraud offense
aggravated felony defined in INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(i), 8 U.S.C.

United States v. Pereira-Salmeron, 337 F.3d 1148
(9th Cir. Aug. 4, 2003) (Virginia conviction of carnal knowledge
of a child between 13 and 15 years of age, in violation of
Virginia Code § 18.2-63, constituted a "crime of violence"
under U.S.S.G.

Matter of VFD, 23 I. &
N. Dec. 859 (BIA 2006) (Florida conviction for unlawful sexual
activity with a minor, in violation of Fla. Stat. Ann. § 794.05(1),
is an aggravated felony sexual abuse of a minor offense under
INA § 101(a)(43)(A), 8 U.S.C.

Barnaby v. Reno, 142 F.Supp.2d 277
(D.Conn. May 9, 2001) (Connecticut conviction for failure
to appear when legally called, in violation of Conn.Gen. Stat.
Ann. § 53a-172, held not to be an aggravated felony, under
INA § 101(a)(43)(T), 8 U.S.C.

United States
v. Diaz-Diaz, 327 F.3d 410 (5th Cir. Apr. 3, 2003) (Texas
conviction for possession of a prohibited weapon a short-barrel
firearm in violation of Tex. Penal Code § 46.05, constituted
a listed aggravated felony firearms offense under INA § 101(a)(43)(E)(iii),
8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(E)(iii), as an "offense described
in . . . [26 U.S.C. § ] 5861 . . .

United States v.
Reyna-Espinosa, 117 F.3d 826 (5th Cir. July 11, 1997) (federal
conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm by an alien
under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5) does not constitute an "aggravated
felony" for purposes of increasing the defendants offense
level for illegal re-entry by 16 levels pursuant to U.S.S.G.
§ 2L1.2(b)(2), although it does for immigration purposes).

United States v.
Castillo-Rivera, 244 F.3d 1020 (9th Cir. Mar. 26, 2001), cert.
denied, 122 S.Ct. 294 (2001) (California conviction for violating
California Penal Code § 12021(a), felon in possession of a
firearm, constitutes an aggravated felony under INA § 101(a)(43)(E),
8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(E), because it is "an offense
described in" 18 U.S.C.

United States v.
Sandoval-Barajas, 206 F.3d 853 (9th Cir. Mar. 13, 2000), cert.
denied, 122 S.Ct. 408 (2001) (Washington conviction for possession
of firearm by noncitizen, in violation of R.C.W. § 9.41.170,
was not an aggravated felony, under INA § 101(a)(43)(E), 8
U.S.C.