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Mugambi, Irene G Esq.Law fce of ee Mugamb .C.2720 N Stemmons Frwy S TowerSie 711Dalas, X 75207
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Name: MARTEZ VICTR MAUEL A 029084542
Date of ths notce 7/30/204
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U Dp JuExecutive Oe 'r Immgraon Reew
Deciso ofth Boad o mgraio Appeal
Fas Cr, Vign 20530
Fie: A029 084 542 D TX
n e VTOR MANUEL MARTEZ
N REMOVA PROEEDNGS
APPEA
ON EHAF OF RESONDENT: Iene Mgmbi, Ere
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The epnden ppe m n mmigin dge Mrch , 20 decn derng himemved m the United Ste The ppe wi be ined nd he emv prceeding wibe termined
The epnden ntive nd citzen f E Svd, h been w pemnen eden("LPR) f the United Ste nce 2004 n 2007 he w cnviced n ex f ttempedpen f ccne pnt t pe f n cntendere In 2009 e veng bd the
epndent peented hmef r npectin t Uned Se prt f enr nd eetedpemin t ene he nted Stte etng LPR. he Deprmen mend SecrDHS) dd nt dmt he repnden int he United Se nd nted chged the epnden n vng ien indmibe nde ecin 212)(2)A))(II f he mmgtn ndNint Act 8 US. 82)(2)(A))(II) n ppicnt dmn wh h beencnvcted f, r wh dmt hvng cmmted cntred btnce vitn
n 2011 fte he cmmencement f thee pceeding the epnden ed n ppctin t f hbe crp wih he ex Dic hch entered hi 2007 cnvictineqeing eve ithdw h pe f n cntendere n the gnd h dene cne ddnt ppe dve him f h ptin r expin t hm tht hi pe wd re n mtic
remvbit n Ocbe 20 2 ht ppictn hbe crp w gnted retng n thevc f the dg cnvctn nd the cmmencement f new ti. n the enng cimnpceeding, he enden w cnvced pn h gt pe t chge pen ef cimin intrment wet)
ed n the vct f he 2007 drg cnvictin pn which he emv chge w behe epnden mved t temine the emv pceeding. he mmigtin Jdge denied thmtin nding tht he epndent cnvictin remined efective r mmign prpebece it w vcted b the ex crt e immigtin-eted en Atevethe Immigrtin dge hed tht even if the cnvcin w n nger vid b pn whch tremve hm, he emined indmibe bece he hd "dmtted cmming he ndeing
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drug oese, boh whe he etered the lea tha resulted i the covco ad whe heresoded o a immgraio ocer's quesos durig his 2009 atemt to eter theed tates as a retrig LR We reverse
We do o agree wth the mmigato Judge's determiato ha he resodes 2007 dugcovctio remais e ectve r immigraio oses deste its vacatr The Texas cotsdeciso vacaig the resodet's covicio is eled to ull th ad credi i heseroceedgs ee 28 C 738 ess the DH establishes tha he covctio was vacaedsoey r reasos relaed o rehabaio or the alevatio o immgrao-related hadshs.See aso xh 6Defeed Adjdicatio; Mater of Pckeng 23 &N Dec 62 (BA 2003);Matte of Rodrguez-Ruz 22 &N Dec 1378 (IA 2000. The co's deciso vacatig heresodet's covico cocuded ha his 2007 ea was o kowg ad vouary because was made whout adeqae oice o al s oeial immgraio cosequeces Exh 5 at 5Tha decisio s eed to l h ad credt here becase i does ot uror o vacae thecovctio o rehabiative or mmgrao hadshi gouds raher, cuses o a sbsativeega deec i he uderyg ea rocess See Matte of Adaak 23 &N Dec 878 (BA 2006ardg l ih ad credt o a Oho cors deciso vacag a ae's covico o hegroud ha he was ot roery advised o the oeal mmigratio cosequeces of his eaas required by Ohio law)
The Immigratio udges deciso aso disutes he rorety of the Texas couts decisiovacag he resodets covictio, declarig hat t]he order issued by the crimial cour adthe fdigs o ct therei are demostrabl lse J at 4). We ote however that the ederammigratio Cours do o s as aellate ribals o review errors alegedly commited by saecours wih resect o maters of sate law is wel-settled ha uder 28 U.C 738 deraribals are boud o accord l ih ad credit to sate couts udgmes even the federalribal s covced ha he sate udgmet is eoeous See Saaza v Force
849 F2d 542 548 (5th Cr 988). The Immigraio dge's oio as to he legalcorrecess of he Texas co's decso s hus rreleva o ha decisos erceabiy iremova roceedigs
As he Immgrao dge dcaed below, he ed aes Co o Aeals r heFh Circuit has hed that vacaed covictios rema vaid r mmigrato roses, regardesso he reaso r he vacatur RenteaGonzalez v INS 322 F3d 804 5h Cir 2002) Howeverhe Fih Circ has sice exressed cocers over s decsio Rentea. Dicipo shco369 F.3d 472 (5th Cr 2004, aated by Dscipo v hcroft 47 F3d 48 (5h Cir. 2005
graig he resodets moio to remad o the Board i order o emate roceedgsMoreover, i GaonaRomeo Gozae 497 3d 694 (5th Cr 2007, he h Circuit otedthat fowng ts deson n sp, th goveme dertook a polcy evie to termnhow removal cases arisg the ih Ciruit hat volve vacaed covctios should be treatedThe court observed tha the govemet had cocluded tha i wold o loger seek o haveremova decsios hed rsa to Renteria b raher wold reques remad to the Board sohat he goverme could ake aco i accod with Pckeg Gaoa-Roeo v Gonzaesspra at 69495 der he circumstaces we coclude tha our decsio i Pckeng alieshere
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Having detemined ha the responden s not nadmssble r having een "convced of acontroled substance vioaton, we now turn to the queston whehe he is nadmssbe as an alenwho admits havng commited or who adms commiting acs which consitute the essentaelemens o' such a voaon. We concude hat he is no
A he outse, we oseve that the noce to appea charges the respondent whinadmssibty under secion 212(a)2)(A){i)(I) of he Ac based soley on the exsence of hs2007 convicion The notice does no contan ay ctual allegaions regadng "admissonsthe esponden may have made hus i s not clea to us hat he espondent had adequae notceof the possty hat he Immgaton Judge would nd hm emovae on grounds ohe thanhs alleged convicton
Even f we assume the responden had proper noce, however the admssons a issue heredo not support a secion 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) charge he espondents vacated 200 convictionarose om a pea of noo contendee, not a plea of guily Unde eas aw, a dendant pleadingnolo conendee d dm the charge; athe, he meely decnes to contes the evidence
aganst hm. S .g S v S 99 S W2d 2, 26-27 {Tex. Cim App 1996) Such apea theee is not a admsson of guil even hough t has same legal eect S ; Bwv S 606 SW.2d 325, 329 (Tex. Crim. App 980).
Fnaly although he respondent admted dung hs 2009 questonng y an immgaionocer tha he had been conviced of cocane possession n exas (xh 2, at unumbeed p1),hat admisson was no t to he essena elements of an oense bu ony to the ct o f a convictonwhich, as noted aove was subsequently vacated on he mes As such, he espondentsadmsson dd not establsh the respondents nadmissily under section 212(a)(2)(A)()(II) ofhe Act
In ght of he regoing we conclude hat the esponden is no nadmissbe o henited Staes unde section 22(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) of he Ac No oher removal charges are pendngagainst the esponden and heere the lowing order wil e entered
OER: he appea s susaned, the Immigraion udges decson s vacated, and theremoval proceedngs are teminated
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NITE STAS DEPARTENT O USICEEXECUTIVE OICE O IGATION REVEW
NED STATES IMMGRATION COURT
DALAS TEXAS
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Marc 2013
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ese as adted e esseal eeets f e ffese t ts I wld
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ree to two pee o evdee. xhib o the Q&A ae a he airpor hi
Q&A, the epode admi hat, oeto with he ovtio o April 4 007
ha he dd, ideed, poe what he eerred to a a bag o oaie I addto o that
whe he repodet ped to the ofee o Apl 4, 007 ad hi alo oaied
Exhb o the epode aed juda fa before a dal ofie; o wit "I admt
a diay oe that I ommted he ofee of attemped poeo of a
otolled btae o ebary 11 006 exaty a aeged i the hagg
rme afrm that my pea ad dal ofeio ae freely ad votay made,
o fleed by ay oderatio of ear peaio o delive hope of pardo o
parole" That otaed xhbt No eae thi admio wa made beore a
dal ofier, wold ode it to be highly relabe heefoe o hee two
reao I fid that the epodet ha admtted to ommittg he oee o ha
admtted o ommttg the eetal elemet o the ofee addto to that wold
ao fd that o oy ha he admitted ommittig he ofee, b he ha, i a, bee
ovited of the ofee hi po, wold rely o he Board deo i Mate of
Pi rg 3 &N e 61 (BA 003), whee he Boad held that if a rma vaate
a ovto oley o aleviate the Immgaio hardhp rathe tha o the ba of a
poedral o bative dee, he ovto i ot elimiaed o Immigao
ppoe. hi ae wod fd ample evdee ha hi ovo wa vaaed
olely for mmgrao ppoe xhibi 3 4 ad 5 ota the applaio or he wrt
ad the oder vaag ad oher domet oeto wih the way ha h
ovo wa vaated he applatio or he wr i baed exlively o mmgraio
pupoe I epeaedy e to Immigratio peiiay ie o he upreme Cor'
deo Padla ad ilde a aidavi rom e repode' mmgraon aorey
ad, herefoe very ear ha hi wa doe or mmigraio purpoe. Ao the
oviio that he wa evealy ovied o poeo o a walet, eem o be
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speiiy designed o void the Immigton onseqenes o he lleg ondu,
whih he responden ommited Pry mpont wod nd he epeed
reerenes in he ppon o he wri o he Supreme Cos desion in Pdll
Th ws 21 se, so t ws not n ee t he tme the responden ped in 2
The Supeme Court hs reenly hed, in he se o Chdez v nied Ses {Th
se ws deded on Feruy 2, 23 nd does not hve iion yet euse o its
reeny The Supreme Cour hs held ht he Pdil se does not ppy to
onviions ht oured prior to he issune o he Pdi desion Thereore,
Pd hs no ppiiliy to his se nd ye is que undn h he mnlou reied hevly on the Pdi se n ts desion to vte this onvition ht
ws not prope reine Consequeny would ind h the tei stted in he
Pi ing se hs een me Ths is vlid onvtion o Immgion purposes nd
ws ved soey or Immigion onsequenes. woud uther poin out h he
orde ving he onvion does no ie to ny poedu eor h ws ommied
oher thn n leged ilure o give Immigrton wrnngs. ddiionly, euse he
eod n his se ley shows ht the espondent ws gven he wrnings h re
reeed to in the Pdi se no ony he ier one wrnngs, u ws so gve er wo
wrnngs The order ssed y he imin or nd he ndngs o heen e
demonsrly se In his se qoting om xhiit o 2, he pe geement the
ot dmonion to the deendnt ses s olows you e no itzen o he
Unted Stes, pe o gty o nolo onendee my end under urrent ederl
mmigron ules is most ertin tores in you deporion. Th ws he
dmoniton given o the espondent n 2 Conseqenty, when he imnl our
ssued he order vng the senene in h our mde se stemens in is
nding o Speiiy reering o Exhi No 5 pge 4 Fndings o t o 2
the esponden ws ndeed dvsed o the onseqenes o n undjudied
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obate seece. Teeoe iis o ac cao ossby be suoe a I
wo aai ote a e ca cot eci!e o o oceua eos ae ee
s a eciaio a a oceua eo was ae bu ee is o esciio o at eo
osequey I wo tat te co was eei o e Iao cosequeces
as a colaea coseqece o ea Tat is e oy ossbe coclusio wc ca be
ae So o al o ese easos I ik ee is ae eviece a s easily eets
e saa se o i ick g case aiio o ta a o a coetely iee
easo I wo a is sl cosies a covicio eve it i o al wi e
Pick ig
case e easo o a is a e Fi icuit as sse ee ieetecisos wic ey ave e a a covcio eas vai o Iao
oses owtstai a i as bee vacae by a ciial cou e is case s
etea v INS, 322 F3 804 (5t 2003) te seco case s Dscipio v sco
47 .3 448 (2005) a e i case s aloao v. Goaes 49 3 284
(2007) Toee ese ee cases I tk ake abaly cea te osito o e
i icu, a ese covicos ea va o Iaio uoses ealess o
wy ey wee vacae So teeoe o al o tese easos I wo i te cae
as bee ssaie by clea a covici evece e esoe is eovabe as
cae e Secio 22(a)(2)()(i)().
Te esoe was ove a oouy o ay o eie o eoval a
ecie o o so Te esoe was ve a secic coiuace o tat uose
a sil eclie to o so. Te esoe was aso ive a oouity o esae
a couty o eoval a also ecle o o a eeoe e ou wil esae
l Savao as te coy o eova tat bei e couy o aviy a ciesi
as e esoe as sou o ee e ollowi oe wil be eee
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Iigration Judge R. WAYNE KMBALL
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