In a petition for review of the BIA’s order removing petitioner from the U.S. based on his commission of a crime of moral turpitude, the petition is denied where the crime of aggravated assault under Canadian law may involve moral turpitude even in the absence of an explicit element of evil intent.
Read Uppal v. Holder, No. 07-72614
Appellate Information
Argued and Submitted February 10, 2009
Filed August 11, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Thompson
Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Berzon
Counsel
For Petitioner:
Martin Avila Robles, San Francisco, CA
For Respondent:
Tiffany Walters Kleinert, Assistant United States Attorney General, Washington, DC
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