The Board of Immigration Appeals has determined that a Virginia conviction for indecent exposure is a crime involving moral turpitude. “For indecent exposure to constitute a crime involving moral turpitude, the statute prohibiting the conduct must require not only the willful exposure of private parts but also a lewd intent. Although section 18.2-387 of the Virginia Code does not include the word ‘lewd,’ it requires an ‘obscene display or exposure.’” “The Board has previously defined ‘lewd’ in the context of a lewd intent as ‘obscene or indecent.’ Thus, ‘lewd’ and ‘obscene’ have the same meaning.”

The full text of Matter of Mayorga Ipina can be found here:

https://www.justice.gov/eoir/media/1404721/dl?inline

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