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US D Executive Oe Immiation Review

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In re: JAME QUE VALNZULAFEL a.ka aime Fedx

IN MOVAL PROCINGS

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ON BHALF OF RESPODNT: Viesh atel sqre

ON BHALF OF DHS: Se M McCroAssist ChifConse

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oct i s 2013

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1 e respodent appeed om is ocaton va vdeo coerence w e aton Jdgepresg over proegs o aas secton 240(b)(2)(A)() o e god Nao At USC 1229a(b)(2)(A)()

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UNTE STATES EPARTMENT OF JUSICEEXECUTVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRAION REVEW

UNITE STATES MMI GRATION COURT

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IN REMOVAL PROCEENGS

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CA RGES Section 222AiI o te Immition n Ntionlty Act the Act mended - i tt epondent i n len who bee convicted o owo dmit hvn comtte o wo mit committi ct wiccontitte the eetil element o cime nvolvn mo tuptdeothe thn puey poltc oene o n ttempt o conpicy tocomit uc ce

Secto 222Al o te Immton n tonlty Act eed - i tt the epoent n ien wo h een convicte o odmt vin commtte o dit comittn ct wch cottte the

eenti eement o volton o y w o eution o tte o teited Stte o oen couty elti to contolled btnce deied i Section 02 o te Contoled Sbtce Act 2 US.C 802

AP ICATIONS Motion to temnte

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ORA ECSO OF THE MMGRATON JUGE

Resonen is a ale nive a citzen o Mexico. e alie o aission

ino e nie Saes a o nea Sn sio Calionia on o abou Auus 8 2009 as a

awu anen esiet Exibt A e ie NC e Naional Ciina

nex eveae a e was an outann waan o i aest o e ite

Saes Masas Sevice e was ten aole ino e nie Saes on Auus 8

209 o osecuion See Exbit

On Jly 8 20 0 e esonen was convice n e Unie Staes istict Cou

o e Centa isic o Calioia o e oense o buk c suli in violaion o

3 SC Secto 5332 Fo ha oene te esoent wa sentence o 27 ots

conineen in te nite Sae Bueau o Pos Exibi

On May 9 20 e eaen o Hoelan Secuity eeinae eee to

as he Govenen ee he eonen wi a Noice to Aea cain i ne

Secon 22a2Ai O une 29 20 he esonen acknowee oe

eceit o e Notce o Aea aite alleations 2, 3, 6 an 7 bu enie e

cae o eova.

On July 20 e Govenen subite a Fo -26 wc ade an

alleaton Aleaton 8 aains te esonen o a Juy 8 99 convcton o

osesion o ae o a conole sbance in volation o he Caloa eat an

Saey Coe Section 35 an ao ae a cae o eovabliy une Secion

2 2a2Aill o te Act Exibi 6

A a eain on July 3 20 he Cou ue an oa eciio oli at te

Govenent a aile o ee buen to ow tat on Auust 8 2009 it a y cea

an convincn evience own that eoen w incue ue Secion

a 3Cv Tus he Cot he ha esondet wa not oely n oceeis

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n w not n ivng n Fto, t Cot on tt t Govnnt

not tbi t cg contin n Fo -261 by c n convncing

vnc bc t Govnnt to povi t convction co lting to t

ponnt conviction o poion o o contol btnc T Cot

to tit t pocg gt t onnt

Govnnt pl t Cot o ciion n on Jly 13, 2011.

On ovmb 16 202 t Bo i cion vng t Cot o ining

tt t Govnmnt "ol b pit to ty to tbli b c n convincing

vnc t t ti o t ov ng tt t ponnt coitt n on

tt nt i 222 o t Act t po o otntily cying t bn

o tbng tt t ponnt w n plicnt o iion n Sction

01 C n conqntl w cgb n iibiity gon t Sction

2122Ai S Mtt o Vnl-Flix 26 &N c 53 BA 2012 Bo tt it xp no onion to t tt outco o ti nqiy bt

tt t Cot in t ponnt convcton o b c gging i not CIMT

tn t Cot o tn wt t ponnt cn poply b cg wit

mov b on 1 convicton o contol ubtnc voltion

At ing on Jny 22 202, t ti tiplt tt t Govnnt

now t bn to ow by c n convincing vnc tt t onnt w

n ving n b o on o bot o conviction n t w bct to

ovl n t cg contin in t Notc to Ap n t -261. Rging

wt t ponnt' convction o bk c mggling w CIMT, t

Gvere saed a wuld es he bie subed July Te Cu

tn it c to t pt tt t t ing on Mc 5, 203 it wol n

ciion b o t vnc cnty in t co, n wi not cct

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vdnc t th hrng At th nd of procdngs th Court took th mttr undr

dvsmnt for th dcson tody

EGA SANDARDS AND ANAYSS

WHEHER THE RESODNENS CONVICON OR BUK CASH SMUGGNG

S A CRME NVOVG MORA URTUDE

As n t mttr t s cssry tor t Cou to rsov te ss o heth

th rspondnts covcton o buk csh smuggng s crm nvovng mor

turptud s ths ssu s crtc n sovng hthr th respondnt s propery

chrgd nd thus subject to chgs odged gnst m s n rvng As

gnr u crm vovs mor trptud t s nhernty bsed o v o dpvd

nd contrry to ccptd rus of moty nd t dutes oed betee persons or to

socty n gr Mttr of Snudo 23 &N Dc 968 BA 2006 urthrmor toqufy s cme nvovg mor trptd t perpetrtor must hv commttd th

rprhesb ct th mm ve of rckss scte. Mttr of Sv-Trevno 21&N Dc 687 689 (AG 2008

h Attorny Gnr hs provdd thr-prong test to us to dtrmn

hthr convcton consttts cme vovng mor tuptd ttr of Sv

evno 24 & Dc. t 689 st t mmgrto udg sh ook to th sttt ofonvcto to dtemn udr ctgory nqury hthr thr s stc probbty

not theortc possbty tht th stt or dr crmn sttut smr to hch th

en s covcted oud b ppd to rech conduct tht dos not nvov mo

turpiude. See Mae Sva-ev hs aegy ppoh ds ly esve

th qston thn th ort s prmttd to ngge n modfd ctgory nquy

xmn th rcord of convcton ncudng documnts such s th ndctmnt th

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judgnt nd concton juy nstuctons sgnd guty e nd the tnscrpt

S Mttr of Srno t 690 f th rcord of concton s nconcus thn th

mgton udg y consd ny ddton dence demd rort or

ncssry to rso ccuty th mor turptd qston. Se Mtt o S

Treno

CAEGOR AROACH

Undr th ctgory poch n grton udg must dtrn t th

tm of th n's ro rocdngs thr wr ny cses tht xstd n whch th

rnt crn sttut ws d to conduct tht dd not no mor turtud

Mttr of Seno, 2 & Dc t 697 th sttut hs not n d, thnth mgrton dg cn rsony concud tht conctons undr th sttut

y ctgorcy b trtd s ons nong mor turtud, but f t ss tht th

ngug of th sttut coud ncud oth condct tht dos noe mor turtud nd

conduct tht dos not nd thre s cs n whch th nt crn sttut hs

bn d to th ttr conduct, thn th mgrton udge cnnot fnd tht

conctons ndr tht prtnnt sttut r ctgorcy crms nong mor

tutud Mtr of S-Treno

h rnt sttute t ss hr s th crm of buk csh smuggng nto or out

of th Untd Stts undr t 31 US C Scton 5332. Tht scton ods th

oowng n gn who wth th ntt to nd th crrncy rportng

qurmnt und Scton 5316 knowngy concs o thn $10000 n currency or

othr monty nstrunts on th son of such nddu o n ny conync

aicle of ggage, mecanse o ohe conae anspos o ansfes o aemps o

trnsport or trnsfer such currncy or ontry nstrumnt from c outsd th

Untd Stts to c wthn th Untd Stts sh e guty of curncy suggng

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ofense ad setenced to pishme pusuat to subsecton (b.

The Court fids that the satue a ssue 3 US.C. 5332 does ot ecompass

condc hat old be consideed trpitudous he Board of mmigraio Appeals as

considered his oese in three separae unblised decision. he Boad hed in

eac o those cases that covictions under Title 31 US.C. 5332 as not conduct that

oud e consdeed turpitdios In In e Ariaa M nd z, the Board ond tat terespondents conviction nder 3 USC 5332 as not categoricaly a crime invoving

mora tuude becase although the statute had a otetia relationsp t oter

oenses hat may be crmes involvng moral uride a is no a scien basis o

cocude tha e oense as riten is ievitay nefaos 2010 W 5635161 (200

he Board noted that as hed in te Unied States v Bjakain 524 U.S. 321 (1998 therespondets aire to decare the cas as o ineretly fauduet ad caused no

loss to the ubic Rather the Board noted that the resondets crme as solely a

reorting oense

aothe npublshed case n e H rand zFiho the Board hed tat aconvicon under 31 U.SC 5332 as not a crime ivolvng moral tpitude becase the

statue o conviction does not require proo that the cocealed curency or monetary

instruments ere the proceeds of crmina activity or that te eretrators ad an intent

to derad 201 W 5635038 (2010 Rather e Board hed that faire to repor the

existence o the cash may be considered merely a regulatory ofense similar to teir

concsion in the Matte of L-V-C 22 l& Dec. 594 (BA 990 (ruing that a cencystrcturing oense as not a crime involving moral turpitde

a e i aa e a aga he that a vaon o SC 5332 is o herety reprehesbe because it s essetay a eporting oese

ad does ot requre proo a he coceaed curency or moetary istrmets ere

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he procees o criminal aciviy See n Re Ariana S rabia 201W 225299 (2010)Ahough the Cou is not boun by unpublishe ecisions issue by he Boar

he Cour ins he reasoning epoye in hose ecisions o be persuasive. As he

Boar noe n rnan iho alough hen enacting 31 U.S.C. 5332 Cogessay have intene t arget ug eales an other ciinas engage in casbase

businesses the staute's potental relaioshp t oer oenses tat ay be crimes

involvig moral turpiue is no a suicen basis upon hich to caegorze s pacuar

statue as one a ecopasses urpiuious conuct Rathe he Cour mus oo o

he conuc proibie by the staute a ssue

n tha regar te Courts evie is line i at o te Boar ha is ha e

conuc proibite by 3 U.S.C 5332 is essenially a reorting oense. Again in that

regar the Courts vie is in ine ih ha o the Boar hat is ha he conuc

prohibie by 31 USC 5332 is essenialy a reporing oense. In other ors he

prohbie conuc reaes o ailing to repor cerain inormaion an oes no require

any evience o rau o other inheenly base vile o eprave conuct hus he

staue as riten oul not ecopass conuc ivovig moral tupitue

he questio then becomes hethe the Cou may ove beyon the category

appoach hen the our as u that he statuto language oes nt encompass

conuct that ou consiute a crie involvg mora turpite or guance n ths

issue he Cour has ooe to bot the Boar a the h Circui case la an has

eermine ha boh courts appeare o limit he moie category approach o

siuaions in hich he moal urpitue nqury is not resolve using he category

appoach ha is hen he saue ecopases both turptuinous an non

urpiuinous conuc

n he Mater o Silva vino e Atoney Genera irecs he cours hen

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analyzing whether a articular crime s a crime ining mral turitude t begn at the

categry stage using a reaistic rbability arach t determine wether tere is a

realistic rbabiity that the statute at issue culd be alied t cnduct that wuld

ine mral turitude Matter Silar in at 687 and 698 he ttrney Generaten discussed why a mdied categry arach may be necessary he rney

General held that the tin f cntinuing t a mded categry arach s necessary

because the realistic rbabilty arach cannt assure rer resutn f al ral

turtudinus inquires See Matter f Slvarein e ttrney Genera wrte tat

the realstc rbabiity methd emye in the categry arac rvides n answer

were a statute encmasses bt cnduct tat inlves mral turtude and cnduct

that des nt See Siar in at 698As the ttrney General nted a rbe arses when a statute can be brken

int tw r mre ars ne art inlvng cnduct tat is mrally turitudinus and

ther as that d lack such cnduct his suggests that the mral turitude inquiry

may be reslved at the categry stage meaning the Curt can determine whether this

statute is categricaly is r is nt ne that invles mral turitude ten the inquiry

ends there Uner this reasning there wil be n reasn t ely the diied

categrical arach as the mra turitude nqury wuld be resve at the categry

stage meaning it wuld nt invve a situatin in wich te categry arac rides

n answer where a statute encasses bth cnduct that inves ral turitude and

cnuct that des nt e ttrney General rulng in te Matter f Siar interefre suggests that when a c is abe t rese a ra turitude inquiry at te

caery stae he ur nee t ce n the mfie catery stae as the

purse that stae is t reslve a ra turitue nquiry tat cann be resed at

the categry stage

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e i Cicuit case a aso suppos the proposition tat te moiie

categor approach is on appropiate en a statte at a mnimm incles oth

turpituinos an nontrpitinous conuct he ih Circuit has hel that it is

appropriate to continuosl moi the categorica approach hen the statte s

ivisle an soe parts escrie cries involving ora trpte an soe o not.

Nino v U.S., 690 F. 69 (5th Cir 010 hs, it ol aear that the th Ccuitalso enorses eploing the moiie categor approach onl in liite situations hen

te moral turpitue nir cannot be resolve eiter a at the categor stage

Base on te Attorne Generas ecision an te ih Cicit preceent

iscusse aove, the Cort ins tat it s not appropriate to elo the oe

categor approac o the ti prong o Slvarevino hen, as ere, the Cort as

on that the statte itsel oes not encompass conct that ol constitte a crime

involving oa tupite Accoing the Cort ins that esponents convction

uner te 1 USC 5 is not a crie involvng oa trptue

WHERE HE RSONDE WAS AN ARRVNG AE WEN E

ENERD HE UNED SAES ON AUGUS 8 009DUE O HS CONVCTON OR BK CAS SMUGGNG

An arrivng aien s efine in relevant part as an appicant or aisson, coing

or attemptng to come nto the Unte States at a pot o entr 8 C.R. Section

1001 (. Hoeve, hen a la peranent resent arrves at a port o entr the

are generall not consiere to e seeking amisson to the Unite States an are

tereore not arving aliens uner te Act. Section 101(a((C. here are hoever

ecepts to ths enea ue ee ec a2. ess ue such oense the

alen has een gante reie une Section 1( or Section 40A(a o te Act See

Secton 01(a((C(v

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ere he respoen was a awu eraen resiet whe he aived he por

o eny o Augus 8 00. hus if responet wee to le uner he excepion

Secon 0(a)(3)(C)(v) he woul be cosidee seekng aisson o he Unied

Saes a, herefore bee an avg alen ue 8 CF.R. 00(q)

As ote above the Cou has oud ha he espoents crie fo buk cash

sugging i ot qualify as a cre vovg moral tuptue under Secton

(a)()(A)()() hus whe te resondet arrved a he o of enry on Augus 8,

00 he ha o coited a cre nvovng moral urpue; hus he woud not be

subject o he excepio deieaed Section 0 (a)(3)(C)(v). As a resul he

respoen was no require o seek asson o he Uned Saes whe he aived on

Augus 8, 00, ad would heeoe o be an avng alien under 8 CF.R Secon

00 (q

CHARGES NDR SCO 2(a)2()i)As ote above he Cou has oun tha the respode was ot an arvng

aie when he arve at the por o eny o Augus 8 200 as he was a awful

peaen rese ha was ot reque to seek assio ude Secto

0 (a)(3(C(v) of the Act ccogly the Cout fis h he chage uner Secon

22(a(2(()( caot be susae as a awul peanent esent cao be

chaged wh a ground o inassibiiy whe he was ot requed o seek adisso.

hus the ovenen has faled to esaish by cle ad convincng evdece tht he

esodet is a aivg alen subec o assibiliy ue Secton 22(a)()(A)()(I)

of he Act See Mater of Rv s, 25 l& Dec 623 ( IA 20 ) (hodg ha heGoveet beas the ue by cea ad covcg evece tat a etug lau

peane eset s seekig a adsso.

Seco the Cou is the chage uer Secio 2(a)(2)(A)(i)(l), a charge hat

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overs ries ivoving oral rpie anno be ssaie as he Cor has

eerie ha he respoens onvio for b ash smgglg as o a rie

voving ora rpe hs he Goverme as also faie o esablsh by ear

a oviig evee ha he respoe is inaissible ner Seio

212(a)(2)(A)()(I) of he A

CAGE UDE SECO 212(a2(A)i){l)Ahogh he Goverme has harge respone er Seio

212(a)(2)(A)(i)(l) base o alege onviio for possession or sae of a oroe

sbsane he Goverme ae o sb any evee reqire er Seo

240( )()() i orer o esablish he respones ovio Exhbi 6 he

Goverme as herefre faie o ee s bre o esablis a he respoen

as onvie or possession or sae o a orolle sbsane an hs as fale o

esabish by ear a ovig eviene ha he responen s nassible er

Seio 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(ll) of he A he Cor herefore is he harge er

Seion 212(a)(2)(A)(i)() ao be ssae

rsa o he oars ireive on rema he Cor has also osere

heher respone o be removable e o is alege 199 onvon for

possession fr sale of a onrolle sbsane Hoever as he Governe faie o

ee s bre o esablish ha onvon (an aso faie o fe a aioa harge

of reova agais he respoen) he Co nee o fher oser ay harge of

reoval agas he respoen base o a oviion

MO O EMIAE

Afe ommeeme of poeedgs ay pary may move he Co or

sssa an oy he Cor pon a moon may he erae Maer of GNC 22& De 281 (BA 1998) See also 8 C Seo 1292() a 292().

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.

Here te respondet has moved or te Cour o ermiate proceedng o he

basis ha he Governme a aed o mee burden to estabih e charge under

Secio 1(a)()(A()() and Secon (a)()(A)(i)(ll) e Cour as indeed oud

tat he Governmen as ailed o mee is burde o eiher carge hu he Cour ill

gra te respondens moion o erminae and termiae proceedigs Furtermore

give ha he Cour gave he Governmen ampe opporuni o provide he convicion

records relaed o he respodens alleged convicion r a corolled subance he

Court inds ta proceedng mus be teriaed t preudce n order o ensure ha

the Goverme does no laer charge he responden based on ha convicion

Accordingly te long order sha be enered:

ORER

I S HEY ORDERED ha he charge pursuan o Secton 1(a)((A)(i)(

is ot susaed

T IS FURHER ODRE ta te carge under Secio (a()((ll o

te Immgraion and aionalty Act is no sustaied

I S FURER ORRED a repoden moio o ermiate proceedings s

graed

S FUHER ODERED ha removal proceedngs again e responden be

eriated ith preudce

sin ture

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igration Judge DEIRICH H. SMS

sims on Agst 6, 2013 at 9:14 PM GMT

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