BIA decision Matter of Aguilar-Mendez, 28 I&N Dec. 262

The Board of Immigration Appeals published a new decision on March 12, 2021, titled Matter of Aguilar-Mendez, 28 I&N Dec. 262. The caption of the decision reads:

The respondent’s conviction for assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury in violation of section 245(a)(4) of the California Penal Code is categorically one for a crime involving moral turpitude. Matter of Wu, 27 I&N Dec. 8 (BIA 2017), followed.

This decision relates to whether a particular conviction is considered a crime involving moral turpitude. Here, the criminal statute was California Penal Code 245(a)(4).

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