In a petition for review of the BIA’s denial of petitioner’s application for cancellation of removal, the petition is granted where petitioner’s conviction under California Penal Code section 273a(b) was not categorically a “crime of child abuse” within the meaning of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Read Fregozo v. Holder, No. 05-71268
Appellate Information
Argued and Submitted February 12, 2009
Filed August 12, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Berzon
Counsel
For Petitioner:
Samuel Uchenna Ogbu, Emeziem & Ogbu, APC, Emeryville, CA
For Respondent:
Jem C. Sponzo, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Peter D. Keisler, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
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