Juan de de Jesus Perez-Agudelo, A012 340 064 (BIA Oct. 9, 2012)

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Sobtl, Sanjay Esq.US Law Center495 E Rincon Street, Suite 120Corona, CA 92879

US Dptmt of Justic

Executve Oce r Immgrato Revew

Board ofImmigration AppealsOce ofthe Cerk

5107 Lebu Pike, Sute 2000Fals Church Vrgin 2204

OHS/ICE ice of Chief Counse LS606 S ive Steet, 8th FooLos Angees, CA 90014

Name: PEREZAGUDE, JUAN DE DE. A 02-340064

Date of this notice 10/9/2012

Enclosed is a copy of the Board's decsio ad order the above-rereced case.

closure

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Scerely,

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Cite as: Juan De De Jesus Perez-Agudelo, A012 340 064 (BIA Oct. 9, 2012)


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his ase was las bee s on gs 8 0 when we isisse he espondens appealof an igraion ges Mah 8 0 deision whih n he esponen eoable ashage and ineligible elief o eoal he esponen heeae le a peiion eiewwih he Unie Saes Cor of ppeals he inh Cii n pil 30 0 he inh Ciigraned he goeens nopposed oion o ean he Boa o eonsie is peioseision We now isse a new deision he appeal will be isisse

his Boa eiews an migraion dges ndings of inling nings as o heeibiliy of esiony ne he lealy eoneos sana 8 CFR 003d)3)i) hisBoa eiews qesions of law, diseion an jdgen an all ohe isses aise in an

mmigaion Jges eision de noo 8 CFR 003)3)ii)he esponen is a naie an iien of Colobia who was aie as a lawfl pemanen

esien in 96 n Deebe 00 he was serve a oie o ppea alleging ha on pil 800, he was onie of Possession of Maana Sale in iolaion of seion 359 of heCaliia Healh and Say Code CHSC) 1 and Sale o ansporaion of Maijana in iolaionof CHSC 360a) xh ). he esponen was harge wih eoabiliy nde seion37a)))iii) o he iaion and aionaliy 8 USC 7a)))iii) a an alienonie of an aggaae lony ne seion 0a)43)B) of he , 8 USC 0a)43)B)g aking ie) Id. He was sbseqenly hage wih eoabiliy ne seion37a))B)i) of he as an alien onie of a onolle sbsane iolaion xh )

he Deparen of Hoelan Seiy DHS) poide oniion eos o sppor hehages xh ) he esonden did no obe o he isson b sseeha hey id nopoe his eoabiliy J a ) he igaion Jdge n ha he esonens oniion

his poision saes ey peson who possesses sale any aiana exep as oheiseproide by law shall be pnishe by iprisonmen in he sae pison CHSC 359 00)



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A012 340 064

under CHSC 1359 spported bo removal charges (J. at -4 ). He also deed the respondet'srequest r a cotinance to collaterally aack his convctios (Tr t 44, 77) The ImigrtoJudge cocluded he ws elgble r reef, ad ordered hm removed

O appeal, the respodet coteds that hs 11359 covction r possesson r sale s ot a

aggrvated ony, as t could invove a sma amot of maruan dsuted r no remuerato.He emphaizes hat e convcto record do ot dcate how much maruana w nvolved. Therespodent also conteds that the mmaton Jdge dd not aord h a f ad r hearigbecause he was ot pemed to present evdece regardg his healh ssues, hs my, and othereqites. he HS dd ot le a respose.

The ct of the respodets convctos are ot cotested. The sse s whether his covictonder 1359 s r an aggravated loy dg crme. We aee wth the Immation Judgesdecso to sustan this removal chrge. he Nnth Crcut has ud that possesso of marjanar sle s categorcly an aggrvated felony volvng llct tckng n a cotoled substce.See Rendon v. Mukasey, 520 F3d 967, 976 (9th Cir 2008) ("possesson of mrijuana with tent to

se contans a ackg eleet ad s categorcaly a aggravated loy volvng illictackng a cotroled sbstace); Solorazano-odrguezv Holder45 ed.ppx. 770 (9th Cr.201) (unpushed) (holdng that 359 covctio s an aggravated lony drg crime) see alsoUS. v Martnez-odrguez47 3d 1087, 1095 (9th Cr. 007) (dg 1359 s an aggravatedfelony sentecng gudele cotext).

The respondent asserts hat hs convcton cold have volved disibuto of a small amoutof mrjuaa r o reumerato, thereby preclding t om eg aggravated feloy owever,he respodet has not explained how hs argumet prevs n lght of our decso Matter ofruna 4 I& Dec. 452 (BI 2008) Moreover, a ae covcted of possessio of maruan wthitet to dsbte der State law, or a comparabe crme, has the rden to show tht e oense

s ot a aggravated loy becase t voved a "small mout of maruaa r o remueratowhin e meanng of 1 U.S.C. 84(b)(4), which the alen may estblsh by presetg evideceotsde the record of covction Matter of astro odrguez 25 I&N Dec. 698 (A 01)(clarngMatter ofruna) Te respodet has preseted no evdece to eet hs rde of proof this area.

We lso d that the respondets covcto der CHSC 1359 supports hs removabltyder secto 237()(2)()() of the ct. I ths regard, we poit ot that there s no dspute that hscovcto volved marjuaa as t s an eemet of the crme See also Exh. 2. We would also dthe respodets convcton uder l1360(a) to sppot removabity uder ths grod. See Exh., Gul Plea (respondet peds guty to trasportaton of marjun).

On appe the respondent asserts that the Immgrato Jdge voated hs de process rhts byoverook s eqtes ths country, ad ot peg hm to sbmt evdence to cooboratethese equities ad other sses However, the respodet dd ot apply r ay rm of relef wherethis ype of evdece would be relevat. Morever, becuse the respodet hs bee convcted of

2 he Imgrato Judge dd ot rue on whether the respodets convcton nder 1360(a)sppoed ether removl charge

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