Jorge Espinoza-Lugo v. Loretta E. Lynch

647 F. App'x 699

Opinions

MEMORANDUM **

Jose Luis Corrales-Navarro, a native and citizen of Mexico, was convicted of hindering prosecution under Arizona Revised Statute § 13-25Í2. An Immigration Judge ordered him removed to Mexico, determining his conviction to be an aggravated felony because it is an offense relating to obstruction of justice under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(S). Applying the interpretation of “obstruction of justice” articulated in In re Valenzuela Gallardo, 25 I. & N. Dec. 838 (BIA 2012), the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed Corrales-Na-varro’s appeal. Corrales-Navarro now petitions for review.¹

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D). In light of our decision in Valenzuela Gallardo v. Lynch, No. 12-72326, we remand to the Board for either application of the agency interpretation announced in In re Espinoza-Gonzalez, 22 I. & N. Dec. 889 (BIA 1999), or consideration of a new construction of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(S). Because we do not reach Corrales-Navarro’s various arguments, we deny as moot the Government’s motion to strike various portions of Corrales-Navarro’s reply brief.

PETITION GRANTED IN PART, AND REMANDED.

Footnotes

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. The parties are familiar with the facts, so we do not recount them in detail,

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