Tagged #cimt
Every article we've published on this topic, sorted by the agency's own announcement date.
DOJ-EOIR
Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude After Silva-Trevino II: The Categorical Approach Is Back
The BIA's 2016 Silva-Trevino decision restored the categorical approach for CIMT determinations and rejected the realistic-probability fact-finding the AG had grafted on in 2008. Here's what that means in practice.
removal defense 7 min
DOJ-EOIR
The Petty-Offense Exception to CIMT Inadmissibility: INA §212(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II) Done Right
A single CIMT can survive inadmissibility if the maximum possible sentence was a year or less and the actual sentence was six months or less. Matter of Garcia-Hernandez sets the math.
removal defense 6 min