JAMES v. MUKASEY

Docket No. 06-5163-ag.

522 F.3d 250 (2008)

Ushian Kayon JAMES, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: March 25, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nita Dobroshi, Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein, P.C. (Michelle Alexander, on the brief), New York, N.Y., for Petitioner.

Janice K. Redfern, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, (Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Linda S. Wernery, Assistant Director, on the brief), Washington, D.C, for Respondent.

Before: CALABRESI, CABRANES, and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges.


CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Ushian Kayon James ("James") petitions for review of an October 30, 2006 decision of the BIA affirming a July 27, 2006 order of removal by Immigration Judge ("IJ") Alan A. Vomacka. That order was based on a finding that James's state misdemeanor conviction for "Endangering the Welfare of a Child" was an aggravated felony within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(A) ("sexual abuse of a minor").

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