Petition for Review of Aggravated Felony-Based Removal Granted

In Teposte v. Holder, No. 08-72516, a petition for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing petitioner’s appeal of an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) order of removal based on a conviction of an aggravated felony, the court granted the petition where the California offense of shooting at an inhabited dwelling or vehicle was not categorically a crime of violence as that term was defined in 18 U.S.C. section 16(b).

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  • Read the Ninth Circuit’s Decision in Teposte v. Holder, No. 08-72516

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