ROSA v. ATTY. GEN. U.S.

No. 18-1765.

950 F.3d 67 (2020)

Willy De Jesus ROSA, Petitioner, v. ATTORNEY GENERAL UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed: January 29, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond P. D'Uva , I, Alexandra Miron , Law Offices of Raymond P. D'Uva, 17 Academy Street, Suite 1000, Newark, NJ 07102, Derek A. Decosmo (Argued), DeCosmo & Rolon, 511 Market Street, Camden, NJ 08102, Counsel for Petitioner.

Matthew B. George (Argued), United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, P.O. Box 878, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044, Counsel for Respondent

Eric M. Mark, Esq. (Argued), 201 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102, Counsel for Amici Curiae American Immigration Lawyers Association

Before: McKEE, ROTH, and FUENTES, Circuit Judges


OPINION OF THE COURT

This appeal asks us to address an issue of first impression under the Immigration and Nationality Act (the "Act") that carries implications beyond immigration law: whether the categorical approach, which compares the elements of prior convictions with the elements of crimes under federal law...

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