From: Brackett, Krystal (EOIR) (CTR) To: All of Court Administrators (EOIR); All of Judges (EOIR); All of OCIJ HDQ (EOIR); All of OCIJ JLC (EOIR); BIA ATTORNEYS (EOIR); BIA BOARD MEMBERS (EOIR); EOIR Library (EOIR); BIA SUPPORT (EOIR); BIA TEAM P (EOIR); Butler, Vicki A. (EOIR); Carr, Donna (EOIR); King, Jean (EOIR); OGC (EOIR); McHenry, James (EOIR); Reilly, Katherine (EOIR); Santoro, Christopher A (EOIR); Alder Reid, Lauren (EOIR); Berkeley, Nathan (EOIR); Cowles, Jon (EOIR); Bauder, Melissa (EOIR); Korniluk, Artur (EOIR); Adams, Amanda (EOIR); Pease, Jeffrey (EOIR); BIA SUPPORT (EOIR) Cc: Rose, Karen (EOIR); Atkinson, Pamela (EOIR); Brackett, Krystal (EOIR) (CTR) Subject: Matter of ORTEGA-LOPEZ 27 I&N Dec. 382 (BIA 2018) Date: Monday, August 06, 2018 12:49:04 PM The above precedent decision can be found in Volume 27 at page 382. The link to the decision is: Intranet: https://eoirnet/sites/eoir/OP/VLL/PrecedentDecisions/3931.pdf (1) The offense of sponsoring or exhibiting an animal in an animal fighting venture in violation of 7 U.S.C. § 2156(a)(1) (2006) is categorically a crime involving moral turpitude. Matter of Ortega- Lopez, 26 I&N Dec. 99 (BIA 2013), reaffirmed. (2) An alien is ineligible for cancellation of removal under section 240A(b)(1)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1)(C) (2012), for having “been‍ convicted of an offense under” section 237(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. §‍ 1227(a)(2)(A)(i) (2012), irrespective of both the general “admission” requirement in section 237(a) and the temporal (within 5 years of admission) requirement in section 237(a)(2)(A)(i)(I). Matter of Cortez, 25 I&N Dec. 301 (BIA 2010), reaffirmed. Krystal BracKett (b) (6) DOJ/EOIR/BIA