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MEI v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-1961, 03-2595.

393 F.3d 737 (2004)

Wei Cong MEI, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 29, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Godfrey Y. Muwonge (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner.

George P. Katsivalis, Department of Homeland Security Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, Carol Federighi (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Wei Cong Mei has petitioned us for review of two orders by the Board of Immigration Appeals, one ordering him removed from this country and the other, which need not be discussed separately, denying his motion to reconsider the first order. The principal issue we consider is the meaning of "crimes involving moral turpitude" in immigration law and generally.

In 1998 Mei (who had been admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent...

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