Ashraf v. Lynch, No. 14-3179 (8th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CasePetitioner, a native and citizen of Pakistan, petitioned for review of the BIA's dismissal of his appeal from an IJ's decision finding him removable as an alien who was convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude committed within five years of his admission to the United States. The court found the Fifth Circuit's reasoning persuasive and held that petitioner's submission of the I-751 petition constituted an overt act in furtherance of his conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, thereby extending his conspiracy crime to a date within five years of his admission to the United States. Accordingly, the court upheld the BIA's finding of removability.
Court Description: Shepherd, Author, with Colloton and Gruender, Circuit Judges] Petition for Review - Immigration. Petitioner's submission of an I-751 petition constituted an overt act in furtherance of his conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, thereby extending his conspiracy crime to a date within five years of his admission to the U.S.; as a result he was removable under 8 U.S.C. Section 1227(a)(2)(A)(i) as an alien who committed a crime involving moral turpitude within five years of his admission to the U.S.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.