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Ninth Circuit Holds that CA Perjury Conviction is an Aggravated Felony


August 29, 2020
by Sabrina Damast

The Ninth Circuit has concluded that a California conviction for perjury is categorically an aggravated felony. In so doing, the court deferred to the Board of Immigration Appeals’ definition of a perjury-related aggravated felony in Matter of Alvarado.

The full text of Yim v. Barr can be found here:

https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/08/25/17-70624.pdf

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