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Owings, Sarah Esq.The Atonini Law FirmP 0 Box 89097

Atanta GA 30312

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Executive Oce Immgraton Revew

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5107 leesbrg Pike, Ste 000Fa Cch Vrgn 2204

HS/ICE Oice of Chief Counsel • ATL180 Spring Street Suite 332 Atlanta GA 30303

Name: ABASSY OQUE LUFTY ABRAHAM A029-886-971

Date of this notice 12/30/2011

nclosed s a copy of the Boad's decson and ode n the above-efeenced case.

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Panel Mees:aule Roge

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Donna CaChief Clek

Cite as: Lufty Abraham Abassy Oqueli, A029 886 971 (BIA Dec. 30, 2011)



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ON BE OF SODET: Sarah W.H Ogs Esqure

ON BE OF DHS

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Nichoe LbdgeAssisat Chef Consel

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Noce: Sec 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I, I & N Ac [ 8 U SC § l 182(a)(2)(A)(i)(] -Cme involving mor turpitude

PLICAON Tenaon of Remova Proceedngs

The Depment of Homead Sr HS) appeals om an Iaon Judge's gu 4200 decsion hat desio, the Iaon Judge ed the responden's moon to tee

the remov proceedings agais he respondent The appea will be dsmssedThe respondent a ave d cen of Honduras bn a la pe ent rident of e

Ut Staes since 190 2009 the DHS brough removl procdgs again the respondenaeg ha he had been convced of cial �on cd he d ancal sacon cdaud i 200I in he Supeor Cou of ntCou Geora The DHS chged the respondentth beng removabe under secon 212(a)(2)(A)(i)( of he Iiaon d Naoi Ac8 USC § l 182(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) r having been convc of a crime volvig moral upiude

Dg the proceedngs belo, he respondent ed a motion to teate roceedgs on theound hat hs 200 convction r nacia rasacon cd he ad cia rasacon cd

aud had b vacated d set aside by he Geora cour suppo of s moo he prod acopy of he Ode of he Supeor Cour of nCoun daed June 9 2009 hich sates hathe judent ea ad sentence e ct as vod b initio on e ound ht the respondentsSixh mendmen ght to counsel as voated and on the ound that he respondt's plea a noener n og d volnta faon under state d feral constuon tandds of dueprocess of la The rord shos th on October 9 2009 he reonden as conced pto a guly ple of he msdemeor oense of he by kng resulg n a 6 monh setence ofprobaion The Immiion Judge notng tha he as required to ve faih d cr o thesaes June 9 2009 order d tht the October 9 2009 convcon as sub o he pe ose




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excepon under stion 212(a)(2)(A)(ii)() of the Ac, 8U.SC. § l182(a)(2)(A)(ii)(), ant therespondent's motion d terminat proceedings

The D HS agues that the state cou acked jurisdition to modi the respondent's criminaconviction outside of the time imits prescbed by the Georgia state statute It is asseed that just

as the Geora appeate couts woud not uphod the modied c onvicon the mmiationJudge shoud have detemied whether the Supeor Cou of Gwiet County had the authority under state aw to vacate the respondent's conicon

The evidence submitt by the respondent in conntion with his otion ncud a propery-ce coy of a cerate of disposion issu by the Superior Cou of Gnnet Countyreecting that his 2001 conviction r ncia ansaction cad the and nancia trsaction dhad been vat on constituon ounds on June 9 2009 The cou order vacang therespondent's conion indicates that the respondents gity ea was constitutionay defeivebecause e responden's right to counse had been vioated

he question n this case is the eect of the state cou order vacatng he respondent's niconon the rpondent's remova under the iaon aw The DHS es that the Geora couorder vatng the convicion shoud not be recoed because the Supeor Cou act in oaonof Gra aw rejting this argument the Immiation Judge und it woud beinappropriate in ation roceedings to detemine whether the Supeor Cour h properyappi Gra aw We with the aon Judge that the ueson of whether the Gracour ac in accordance with its on state aw is not an issue aprope r resouon inimmaon proceedings we hed in Matter of Rez-Ruiz, 22 I&N Dec 1378 (BA 2001 ) we wi not ook behind the state cou judent to ascetain whether the cou act in accordce with state aw in vaatng a convcon See Matter o CotaVagas 23 &N Dec 849 (BA 2005)(a tia cou's decision to modi or redue aien's crimina sentnce nunc pro tun is entited to

l ith and credit by the Immiation Judges d the Bod d such a modied or rucedstence is roed as vid r poses of the immiation aw thout regd to the ta cour'srsons r eng the odicaon or rucon)

The respondent asses that he requetd the modicaton based on a voaon of hisconituon ghts espondent's Br at 6) The modicaon isef mes no reference toimmiation consequences or rehabiitaon and the DHS does not gue on appea that this wa thebasis r the modication Under the cir s it appes that the mocaon was bas onprocedura or substanve defects the ndeg proceedings See Matte ofPicng 23 I&ND 621 625 (B 2003). e therere recoe that he respondent's 2001 convion ben vacated by the convicing cou hus the respondent's convictio which is the soe basis r chge of depoabt h been vat r immiaon puoses Fay we note tht the DHSdoes not dispte the Immiation Judge's determnation that the respondent's sbsuent convictions ithin the et oense excepon of scon 212(a)(2)(A)(ii)() of the At Accordgy theappea wbe dimissed.

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UNITED STA�· EPARM OF JUSCEEXECTIVE OFF FOR MMGRAON REVEW

MMGRATON CORTAtanta Georgia

File A 0 88 971 August , 00

I the Matter of

LFY ABRHAM ABASSY OQE IN REMOVA PROCDNGS

Respodet

CHRGE: ectio {a { {A {i ( o te grato adatioaty Act

APPCATON: oto to termiate

ON EHAF OF THE RESPONDET

Sara Owigs squireP. O Box 807Atata Geora 303

ON BEF OF HE DEPARTMENTOF HOMEAN SECRT

Nicoe S ilbrdgeAssstat Che CouselDepartmet o Homelad Security

OA DECSO OF TE IMMGRTIO DGE

Tis case beore the Court as a esut o a Notce to

Appear tat was issued by the Depatmet o omead Seurty

The ag documet aees tat the respodet s a ative ad

itze o oas ad that he ajste hs status i the

ed States to that o a awu permaet residet sometme i

8 he Notice to Appear urthe aees i paragraph 3 that

the respodet arried at HartsedJackso teratoal

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tt te resondent was covcted on Auust 22, 20 te

ueror ourt o wnett outy or te oese o card tet

a aca transacto card raud Te aeato urter

aees tat e was sentenced to a robato o 1 mots ad 27

das or eac cout to run cocurrety. Te respodet dees

aeaton 5. Te respodet taes te posito tat e was not

covcted o tat oese because t was ater vacated o

costtutona rounds t o te vacated convcto, te

reodet says tat e s ot removabe because e was ater re

seteced and ed guty to a crime tat as wt te etty

tt oese ecepto.

Te record n ts case estabses ceary tat te

reodent's covcto was vacated ee ibt 2 at tab B

T state ourt determned tat te resodent's covcto was

obaed voato o s st amedmet rt to couse ad

wa voated on te rouds tat te resondet's ea areement

wa ot entered to a now ad vountary aso n

vaton o bot te state and edera costtutio stadard o

du process Te evdence te record urter sows tat te

reondet ater was covcted o tet by tag ad tat e was

resenteced suc tat e s no oner removabe

Te overment as submtted documets ts case to

suort ts positon tat te vacation o resondent's covction

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