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BAH v. BARR

No. 18-1877, No. 18-2106.

950 F.3d 203 (2020)

Hassan BAH, Petitioner, v. William P. BARR, Attorney General, Respondent. Hassan Bah, Petitioner, v. William P. Barr, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: February 13, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Bryan James Harrison , BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON & PAISNER LLP, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Christopher Alan Bates , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Rodney F. Page , Colin S. Harris , BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP, Washington, D.C.; Claudia R. Cubas , CAPITAL AREA IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS (CAIR) COALITION, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Joseph H. Hunt , Assistant Attorney General, Linda S. Wernery , Assistant Director, Walter Bocchini , Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

No. 18-1877, petition dismissed; No. 18-2106, petition denied by published opinion. Judge Rushing wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge Richardson joined. Judge Thacker wrote a dissenting opinion.

Federal immigration law makes aliens who have been convicted under "any law... of a State ... relating to a controlled substance (as defined [by federal law])" removable—that is, subject to deportation. 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(B)(i). The question in this case is whether Petitioner's conviction for possession of...

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