7/27/2019 Tameka Lorraine Butler, A097 998 935 (BIA July 26, 2013)

1/8

Soberal-Vigh, Rosa H.

US Dpartmnt Ji

Executive Oce r Immigation Review

Board of Immigraton AppealsOce ofthe Cerk

517 Leesbrg Pike Sute 2000Fal Chrch Vrna /

Law Ofice of Rosa H Sobea-Vi, PA2101 Vista Pakway

HS/ICE Oice of Chief Counsel - MIA333 Soth Miami Ave, Suite 200Miam, FL 33130

W. Palm Beach, FL 33411

Name: BUTLER, TAMEKA LORRAINE A 097998-935

Date of tis notice 7/26/2013

Enclosed is a copy of the Board's decisio and orde i the above-erenced case.

Eclosue

P b:M, E

Sinceey,

D CvDona Carr

Chief Clerk

schuckec

Cite as: Tameka Lorraine Butler, A097 998 935 (BIA July 26, 2013)

For more unpublished BIA decisions, visit www.irac.net/unpublished

7/27/2019 Tameka Lorraine Butler, A097 998 935 (BIA July 26, 2013)

2/8

, \

. S Deparent of usceExecutive Oce r Immiaion Review

Decision of e Boad of Imaon Appeals

Fas Chuch, Vkgna22041

Fie: A097 998 935 - Miai, FL

I re TAMEKA LORRAE BUTLR

I EOVAL PROCDIGS

APPAL

Date

ON BEHALF OF RSPONEN Rosa H SoberalVig, squire

ON BEALF OF HS Vera ochbergAssisat Chef Cousel

APPLICATION Teiatio

JUL 2 6 0\3

The Depret of omelad Seuriy (HS) appeals om the Immiao Judge'sJuy 18, 2012, decisio eiatig proceedigs. e appeal wl be dismissed

We review migraio Judges' digs of ct, icludig e deteiao of credibility,der a cearly eoeous stdrd 8 CFR 1003(d)(3)(i) We review uestios of lawludig wheter the parties ave et the relevat brdes of proof, ad issues of discreiouder a de ovo sadrd 8 CFR 1003(d)(3)(ii)

As a itial mater, we aee wit the miaio Judges coclusio that he DS has otet its brde to demosate by ear ad covicig evidece ha he respodet is removableas arged uder secto 237(a)(2)(A)(i) of he Imiao ad Natioaliy Ac, 8 SC 1227(a)(2)(A)(i) r havg bee covicted of a crime ivolvig moral iude commiedwhi 5 years of admissio r wih a setece of 1 year or oger may be imposed (IJ at 34)See sectio 24(c)(3) of the Act, 8 USC 229a(c)(3); 8 CFR 12408(a) We agree withthe Immiatio udge tat the record does o esabish hat he respodets 2008 covictior d e violatio of Forida Stautes sectio 812014 is r a cre ivolvg moraiude (J at 34)

lorida Satutes sectio 82014(1) staes, i reeva p "A perso commis the if e or

she koigly obtas or uses, or edeavors to obta or to use, he property of aother wihitet o eiter temporariy or peely (a) Deprve the other perso of a rgt to heproperty or a beet o te proper b) ppropate e propery to is or er ow use or toe se of y perso ot etled o te use of he propey e ste aso provides "t isd te i the trd degree d a feloy of the third deee if te property sole is [v]alued at $30 or more, but less t $5,000 " See Fa Stats 812014(2)()

We ave og eld that i order r a takig to be a he oese that ivolves moraitde, a peret takig mst e iteded See e.g, Mater of Gazley, 14 &N Dec 33,333 BA 1973) We agree w the iratio Judge tat Florida Stautes 812014 is

@ ; 61 vVQi us 6W :1Cite as: Tameka Lorraine Butler, A097 998 935 (BIA July 26, 2013)

7/27/2019 Tameka Lorraine Butler, A097 998 935 (BIA July 26, 2013)

3/8

07 8 5

dvsbl su See Ramos v U A' Gen, 709 Fd 066 070 (I h r 20)FlodStus 204 s dvisbl s rquirs hr i o dpriv or oppropri d spcclly compls mpory akig) Jaggeauh v US A' Gen42 Fd 46 54 h r 2005) "cus o dsc strds xs 204) cno sy h boh subprs ould cssrly volv o dprvohr prso of rgh o th propry) W thrr mus pply h modd cgorcal

pproch o d hhr th os cosus cr volvg morl urpdSee Descamps v nied Saes, S 2276 228 20) pplco of h moddcgorcl pproch s ppropr h h su of covco "ss ou o or mor of thlms h lv); Shepadv. nied Saes, 544 US 2005)

Udr h modd cgorcl pproch cosdr h rcor of covco h s thchgg docum pl vrdc d sc See Fajado v S A' Gen, 659 Fd 0th r 20 l ) h o socd h h rspods covco dcs h thrspod cd h h o hr mporrly oply dpriv Mcy's of hgh o h propry or o b om h prop o o ppropr h propy o hr ous or us of y prso o ld o h us of th propry mphss ddd) hrspod pldd o cos o h chrg; sh s scd o y of probo

th s mr h rcord of covco dos o sablsh h h rspod scovcd r o prmly dpriv s opposd o o mporly dprv or omrly ppropri hrr our qury ds hr See Faado v S At' Gen supaholdg th hs ord co cosdr vdc byod h rcord of covco dg hhr l h b covcd of c volvg morl ud)ccordgly h h mmio Judg h h HS dd o m ts burd of proofo sblsh h h rspods covco s r crm volvg morl ud d hrspod hrr s o rmovbl udr sco 27)2))) of h c

Furhor do o d or h mgro Judgs dcso dg h hddiol chrg of rmovbly udr 27))D)) of h c s o susid hsrgd o th h m of h l hig h rspod hd Fo 75 Po oRmov h odtios of Rsdc pdg h d Ss zship d moScs USS) ddolly hr codol rsdc s xdd by h ssuc of 55 smp o hr psspor such th sh ll sus W lso tk misvoc h ccordg o h SS bs pprs h h rspods Fo 75 spprovd d rsd crd mld o hr ccordgly h lloig ordr shllb rd

OER h DHS ppal s dsmssd

FOR HE ORD

2

Cite as: Tameka Lorraine Butler, A097 998 935 (BIA July 26, 2013)

7/27/2019 Tameka Lorraine Butler, A097 998 935 (BIA July 26, 2013)

4/8

UNE SAES EARMEN F USEEXEUVE FFE FR MMGRAIN REVEW

UNIE SAES IMMIGRAN URMAM FLRA

ie: A0979989

n the Matter o

July 8 202

AMEA LRRAINE BULER IN REMVAL REENGS

RESNEN

HARGES:

ALIAINS:

N EHALF F RESNEN: RSA H SBRER

20 Vista akwayWest alm Beach Foda 4

N BEHALF F HS: VERA HHBERG South Mami AvenueMiam Forida 0

RAL EISN F HE IMMIGRAN UR

his matte came onto the record based upon a Notice toAppea that was ed on Juy 2 20 (Exhbt n that

notce the espondent was designated as havng been admtted to

the United States bt becoming depotabe as she s not a

cten o natonal o the Uned States she s a natve and

7/27/2019 Tameka Lorraine Butler, A097 998 935 (BIA July 26, 2013)

5/8

citien o amaica and she was admitted to the United States in

Miami orida on uy 200 as a isitor and that her

status was adusted to ermanent resident on Ari 9 200

he notice continues to aege that the resondent was conicted

on anuary 28 2008 or the oense o grand thet third

degree coitted on Apri 4 200 contrary to Forida Statute

82 04 and that the resondent was sentenced or one year

robation hese actua aegations were admittedhe Serice set out a charge under Section 27(a (2 (A (i

o the Act as haing been concted o a crime inoing mora

turitude within ie years ater admission to the United States

or which a sentence o one year or onger may be imosed

Resondent denied that charge.

Subsequeny the Serice ied an amended charging

document which is marked as Exhibit A on May 8 202 hat

document orm I26 that was marked as Exhibit A aeged

that the resondent had her conditiona permanent resident

status terminated on une 29 2009 because she aied to ie

her required etition to remoe conditions Eidence was

resented in the nature o the resondents assort showing

that there was a ate ie aication that remains pending

beore the Serice hereore at this time the Court inds

that aegation whie being denied is simy not suorted by

the eidence nor is the charge under Section 27 (a ( (D) (i

he eidence that now is ertinent reates to the crimina

I

A097-9989 2 uy 8 202

7/27/2019 Tameka Lorraine Butler, A097 998 935 (BIA July 26, 2013)

6/8

charge that was admitted on the Notice to Appear. As ar as the

documentation to support that convictio is cocerned, the Court

otes that there has been criminal inormatio that as iled

mentionig the respodent and a codeedant setting out the

taking o property rom Macy's without authorizatio or without

paymet In the inormation it sets out that it was a temporary

O taf/ t sets out that this was contrary toSections 812.14 a 812.141b and 812.142c Theadditioal documents that were submitted included a Circuit

Court decisio rom Broward Couty showi that there was a plea

o no cotest, withheld adjudication and 1 moths probation

The documents also said that restitutio was ordered, but it

reserved the amout. There has not bee any idication o what

happeed with that But o the bottom o that order, it says

that the respodet should ot return to Macys

Govermet counsel has argued that this is a crime

ivolving moral turpitude, which it was coitted withi ive

ears o her arrival i the United States or etry and,

thereore, removability should stad

To the contrary, private counsel argues that that is not

the case because the statute is: a divisible ad b there is

adequate precedent to require evidence that the covictio was

or a charge that iarguably ivolved moral turpitude The

respodent arues that the statute is divisible pursuant to

Matter o Sanudo, 3 & Dec. 968 2006, tat this could ot

A097-99895 July 18, 2012

7/27/2019 Tameka Lorraine Butler, A097 998 935 (BIA July 26, 2013)

7/8

sand o tha cageAgan ecouse o convcon nvolves a moded

categocal aach and unde ha caegocal aoach he

o should not vew mates ha ae outsde o he omal

Recod o Proceengs ased uon he oma Recod o

oceedngs whc has een esened o hs Cou he out

does not nd ha hs er se s a cme nvolvng oral

tuude wthn the amewo o Jagernauh v AtorneyGenea 2 F 36 h 2 and ased uon the

otalty o the evdence ha has een pesened.

The Sevce s eued o ove emovaty y clea

covncng and ueuvocal standads and ha ceanly has no

occued n ths case. As such he chages al

OERoceedngs ae emnated

gaon udge

9799895 uly 2

7/27/2019 Tameka Lorraine Butler, A097 998 935 (BIA July 26, 2013)

8/8

:

ERAE AGE

hereby cery h he ched roceedg beore UGE

SEHEN E ANDER he er o

AEKA LORNE BE

A09799893

AI ORIDA

s ccure verb rnscrp o he recordng s roded

by he Execve ce or Igron Revew d h hs s

he orgnl rnscr hereo or he le o he Execve

Oce or gron Revew

ALIOPE K ARBER rscrber

REE SAE EORING c

AUGUS 9 20

omleo De