In re Vasquez-Muniz

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  1. BIA: NY attempted arson is aggravated felony

    University of Denver Sturm College of LawNovember 10, 2011

    The federal offense requires that the targeted property be “used in interstate or foreign commerce.” Matter of Bautista, 25 I&N Dec. at 618 (quoting 18 U.S.C. § 844(i)).Relying on Matter of Vasquez-Muniz, 23 I&N Dec. 207 (BIA 2002), the Board held, “‘it must render irrelevant any purely jurisdictional element appearing in the crimes enumerated.’” Matter of Bautista, 25 I&N Dec. at 620 (quoting Matter of Vasquez-Muniz, 23 I&N Dec. at 212).