ORTIZ v. GARLAND

Nos. 19-72039, 20-71416.

25 F.4th 1223 (2022)

Jose Antonio ORTIZ Narez, Petitioner, v. Merrick B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 16, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erika Vejar (argued), Vejar Law Firm, San Dimas, California, for Petitioner.

Kristen H. Blosser (argued), Trial Attorney; Anthony P. Nicastro , Assistant Director; Brian Boynton , Acting Assistant Attorney General; Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before: Milan D. Smith, Jr., Kenneth K. Lee, and Danielle J. Forrest, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Under federal immigration law, a non-citizen may be removed from the country if he has been convicted of a "crime involving moral turpitude" (CIMT). 8 U.S.C § 1227(a)(2)(A). The question before us is whether voluntary manslaughter under California law qualifies as a CIMT. We hold that it does because voluntary...

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