1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.Ct.
  4. 132 S.Ct.
  5. 132 S.Ct. 1166 (2012)
 

KAWASHIMA v. HOLDER

No. 10-577.

132 S.Ct. 1166 (2012)

182 L.Ed.2d 1

Akio KAWASHIMA, et ux., Petitioners v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Whalen , Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Curtis E. Gannon , Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Edward O.C. Ord , Jenny Lin-Alva , Ord & Norman, San Francisco, CA, Thomas J. Whalen , Counsel of Record, Mark A. Johnston , Nicholas T. Moraites , Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, Edwin S. Kneedler , Deputy Solicitor General, Curtis E. Gannon , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Donald E. Keener , Bryan S. Beier , Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case concerns whether aliens who commit certain federal tax crimes are subject to deportation as aliens who have been convicted of an aggravated felony. We hold that violations of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1) and (2) are crimes "involv[ing] fraud or deceit" under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(M)(i) and are therefore aggravated felonies as that term is defined in the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. §...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases