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JIMENEZ-JUAREZ v. HOLDER

No. 09-72766.

635 F.3d 1169 (2011)

Rey JIMENEZ-JUAREZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 31, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matt Adams and Betsy Tao , Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Tacoma, Washington, for the petitioner.

Russell J.E. Verby and Jennifer Levings , Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.

Before: SUSAN P. GRABER and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges, and ROGER T. BENITEZ, District Judge.

OPINION

BENITEZ, District Judge:

In this appeal, we consider whether a felony conviction for child molestation in the third degree under Revised Code of Washington section 9A.44.089 constitutes a crime of child abuse within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(E)(i). We conclude that it does.

Petitioner Rey Jimenez-Juarez, a native and citizen of Mexico with lawful permanent resident status in the United States, petitions for review of a final...

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