CHACON v. WILKINSON

No. 18-71515.

988 F.3d 1131 (2021)

Ricardo CHACON, Petitioner, v. Robert M. WILKINSON, Acting Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 18, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geraldine Escalante , Hawthorne, California, for Petitioner.

Joseph H. Hunt , Assistant Attorney General; Leslie McKay , and Greg D. Mack , Senior Litigation Counsel; Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Respondent.

Before: Jacqueline H. Nguyen, Andrew D. Hurwitz, and Daniel A. Bress, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

The principal question in this case is whether a federal conviction for importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms without a license, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A), is categorically an "aggravated felony" under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). We hold that it is and that petitioner...

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