Hernandez-Perez v. Holder, No. 08-2644

Petitioner's petition for review of the BIA's denial of his application for withholding of removal is denied where Petitioner's state child endangerment conviction was a "crime of moral turpitude", because the offense required a conscious disregard of a substantial risk to a child in his care.

Read the full decision in Hernandez-Perez v. Holder, No. 08-2644.

Appellate Information:

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Submitted March 10, 2009
Filed June 16, 2009

Judges:

Before WOLLMAN, BRIGHT, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Circuit Judge WOLLMAN.