In re Chavez-Alvarez

1 Analyses of this admin-law by attorneys

  1. BIA: Adjustment is admission for removal; refines what constitutes “element” of offense

    University of Denver Sturm College of LawMay 22, 2014

    The Board of Immigration Appeals did a lot in a short ten-page decision: held that adjustment of status constitutes an admission when determining removal, providing some clarity on when a sentencing enhancement constitutes an “offense,” and ultimately held that the military’s version of sodomy by force is a crime of violence type of aggravated felony. Matter of Chavez-Alvarez, 26 I&N Dec. 274 (BIA 2014) (Pauley, Guendelsberger, and Malphrus, Board members). Board member Pauley wrote the panel’s decision.