Matter of LS, 22 I. & N. Dec. 645 (BIA Apr.
16, 1999) (federal conviction of bringing illegal aliens into
the United States, in violation of INA § 274(a), 8 U.S.C.
§ 1324(a), is an aggravated felony under INA § 101(a)(43)(N),
8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(N) for deportation purposes).

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.

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.

Turkhan v. INS, 123 F.3d
487, 488 (7th Cir. Aug. 12, 1997) (federal conviction of conspiracy
to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 constituted
aggravated felony conviction under INA § 101(a)(43)(B), 8
U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(B), (U), for deportation purposes),
overruled on other grounds by LaGuerre v. Reno, 164 F.3d 1035
(7th Cir. Dec. 22, 1998).

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).

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.

Bejacmar v. Ashcroft, 291 F.3d 735 (11th
Cir. May 14, 2002) (federal conviction of conspiracy to commit
bank fraud, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, constituted an
aggravated felony under INA § 101(a)(43)(M)(I), (U), 8 U.S.C.
§ 1101(a)(43)(M)(i), (U), since the loss to the victim exceeded
$10,000).

Matter of Davis, 20 I. &
N. Dec. 536 (BIA May 28, 1992) (Maryland conviction of conspiracy
to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of article
27, section 286(a)(1) of the Maryland Annotated Code, constitutes
a "drug trafficking crime" as defined in 18 U.S.C.
§ 924(c)(2) (1988), and is therefore an aggravated felony
under INA § 101(a)(43)(B), 8 U.S.C.

Matter of Espinoza, 22
I. & N. Dec. 889 (BIA June 11, 1999) (en banc) (federal
conviction for misprision of a felony under 18 U.S.C. § 4
does not constitute a conviction for an aggravated felony
under INA § 101(a)(43)(S), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(S), as an
offense relating to obstruction of justice), distinguishing
Matter of Batista-Hernandez, 21 I. & N. Dec. 955 (BIA
July 15, 1997)).

United States v. Liranzo, 944 F.2d 73,
78-79 (2d Cir. Sept.