United States v. Medina-Maella,
351 F.3d 944 (9th Cir. Dec. 10, 2003) (California conviction
for lewd or lascivious acts upon a child under the age of
14 years, under California Penal Code § 288, constitutes a
"crime of violence" for purposes of unlawful re-entry
under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2, even though the offense does not have
force as an element; recent amendments to U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2
irrelevant).

Cedano-Viera v.
Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 1062 (9th Cir. Apr. 7, 2003) (Nevada conviction
of lewd act on a child, in violation of Nevada Revised Statute
§ 201.230(1), constituted sexual abuse of a minor and was
therefore an aggravated felony under INA § 101(a)(43)(A),
8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(A), depriving the court of appeals
of jurisdiction to review a removal order).

United States v. Mendoza-Iribe, 198 F.3d
742 (9th Cir. Oct. 18, 1999), cert. denied, 529 U.S. 1061
(2000) (California conviction under California Penal Code
§ 289(j) for penetrating genital or anal openings of child
under 14 years of age with foreign object was sexual abuse
of a minor under INA § 101(a)(43)(A), 8 U.S.C.

United States v.
Baron-Medina, 187 F.3d 1144 (9th Cir. Aug. 19, 1999), cert.
denied, 531 U.S. 1167 (2001) (California conviction for committing
a lewd act on a child under 14, in violation of California
Penal Code § 288(a), constitutes "sexual abuse of a minor,"
and is therefore an "aggravated felony" within the
meaning of INA § 101(a)(43)(A), 8 U.S.C.

Santiago v. U.S. INS, 134 F.Supp.2d 1102
(N.D.Cal. Mar. 26, 2001) (California conviction of committing
a lewd act with a child, in violation of California Penal
Code § 288(A), constituted aggravated felony under INA 101(a)(43)(A),
8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(A) as sexual abuse of a minor for immigration
purposes).

United States v. Coronado-Cervantes,
154 F.3d 1242 (10th Cir. Sept. 18, 1998) (federal conviction
of knowingly engaging in sexual contact with Native American
juvenile under 12 years of age, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 1153, 2244(a)(1), 2245(3), was "crime of violence"
and thus was predicate to federal sentence as career offender).

United States v. Reyes-Castro,
13 F.3d 377 (10th Cir. Dec. 30, 1993) (Utah conviction of
attempted sexual abuse of child, in violation of Utah Code
Ann. § 76-5-404.1(1) (1990), was crime of violence under 18
U.S.C. § 16(b), and thus an aggravated felony under INA
101(a)(43)(F), 8 U.S.C.

United States v. Searcy, 418 F.3d 1193 (11th Cir. July 28,
2005) (federal conviction of using interstate commerce to
persuade a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b), constitutes a crime of violence
for career offender classification purposes).

Chuang v. U.S.
Attorney General, 382 F.3d 1299 (11th Cir. Sept. 2, 2004)
(Florida conviction for "indecent assault child under
16," in violation of Fla. Stat. § 800.04, qualified as
sexual abuse of a minor, thus rendering him deportable as
an aggravated felon under INA § 101(a)(43)(A), 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(43)(A)).

Bahar v. Ashcroft, 264
F.3d 1309 (11th Cir. Sept. 10, 2001) (North Carolina conviction
of taking indecent liberties with a minor, in violation of
N.C.G.S. § 14-202.1, constituted "sexual abuse of a minor,"
triggering removal as aggravated felon under INA § 101(a)(43)(A),
8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(A), even though the defendant did not
engage in some form of physical contact with minor).