POSSESSION FOR SALE - DRUG TRAFFICKING

Fequiere v. Ashcroft, 279 F.3d
1325, 1326 n.3 (11th Cir. Jan. 25, 2002) (Florida conviction
of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation
of Fla. Stat. Ann. § 893.13, constituted an aggravated felony
under INA § 101(a)(43)(B), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(B) for removal
purposes).

jurisdiction: 
Eleventh Circuit

ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT - DRUG TRAFFICKING

Matter of Batista-Hernandez,
21 I. & N. Dec. 955 (BIA July 15, 1997) (federal conviction
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3 as accessory after the fact to a
drug-trafficking crime does not establish deportability as
a drug-trafficking aggravated felony under INA § 101(a)(43)(B),
8 U.S.C.

jurisdiction: 
BIA

SALE - DRUG TRAFFICKING

Matter of Ponce De Leon-Ruiz, 21 I. &
N. Dec. 154 (BIA Jan. 3, 1996) (en banc) (Minnesota conviction
of sale of marijuana, in violation of Minnesota Statutes §
152.025(1), constitutes an aggravated felony as a drug-trafficking
crime under INA § 101(a)(43)(B), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(B),
despite argument that law allowed reduction to misdemeanor
on successful completion of probation).

jurisdiction: 
BIA

USE OF FIREARM DURING DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME - DRUG TRAFFICKING

Matter of KL, 20 I. & N. Dec. 654 (BIA June 3, 1993) (federal
conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1), for use of a firearm
during a drug trafficking crime, is deportable under former
8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(2)(A)(iii), as a drug-trafficking aggravated
felony under INA § 101(a)(43)(B), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(B))
(alternative holding).

jurisdiction: 
BIA

CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE - DRUG TRAFFICKING

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.

jurisdiction: 
BIA

DISTRIBUTION - DRUG TRAFFICKING

Matter of De La Cruz, 20 I. & N. Dec.
346 (BIA July 16, 1991) (federal conviction for distribution
of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 812, 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C),
and (b)(2), constituted an aggravated felony under INA § 101(a)(43)(B),
8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(B)), criticized by Matter of Ellis,
20 I. & N. Dec. 641 (BIA Mar. 8, 1993).

jurisdiction: 
BIA

SALE - DRUG TRAFFICKING

Matter of Roberts, 20 I. & N. Dec.
294 (BIA May 1, 1991) (Missouri conviction for felony sale
of a controlled substance is sufficient to support a determination
that the respondent is a drug trafficker within the meaning
of INA § 101(a)(43), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)).

jurisdiction: 
BIA

POSSESSION FOR SALE - DRUG TRAFFICKING

Matter of Barrett, 20 I. &
N. Dec. 171 (BIA Mar.

jurisdiction: 
BIA

CONSPIRACY TO EXPORT WITHOUT LICENSE - FIREARMS TRAFFICKING

Kuhali v.
Reno, 266 F.3d 93 (2d Cir. Sept. 27, 2001) (federal conviction
for conspiracy to export firearms without license, in violation
of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and 22 U.S.C. 2778, constitutes an aggravated
felony under INA § 101(a)(43)(C), (U), 8 U.S.C.

jurisdiction: 
Second Circuit

FIREARMS TRAFFICKING

Joseph v. Attorney General of U.S., ___ F.3d ___, 2006 WL
2796256 (3d Cir. Oct. 2, 2006) (federal conviction of importing
a firearm into a state, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(3),
does not constitute an "aggravated felony" of "illicit
trafficking in firearms" under INA §§ 101(a)(43)(C)
and 237(a)(2)(A)(iii), 8 U.S.C.

jurisdiction: 
Third Circuit

 

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