Seventh Circuit Finds that Categorical Approach does not Apply to Violation of Protective Order

The Seventh Circuit has determined that the categorical approach does not apply to the determination as to whether a petitioner has violated section 237(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the INA (violation of a domestic violence-related protective order) because this section does not require a conviction.

The full text of Rodriguez v. Sessions can be found here: 

http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2017/D11-22/C:17-1568:J:Darrow:aut:T:fnOp:N:2066813:S:0