ESCOBAR SANTOS v. GARLAND

No. 17-72334.

4 F.4th 762 (2021)

Jose Jairo ESCOBAR SANTOS, Petitioner, v. Merrick B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 9, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Todd Bennett , El Cerrito, California, for Petitioner.

Brian M. Boynton , Acting Assistant Attorney General; Anthony C. Payne , Assistant Director; Neelam Ihsanullah , Trial Attorney; Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Respondent.

Opinion by Judge Bybee; Dissent by Judge Whaley.


OPINION

Petitioner Jose Jairo Escobar Santos (Escobar), a native and citizen of Guatemala, challenges the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) determination that his forgery conviction under California Penal Code (CPC) § 470a constitutes an aggravated felony pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA...

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