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. S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS2

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thi s c a s e pe ndi ng
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orr e he a r i ng e n ba nc i n L edez m a-G al i ci a v. H older , 599 F
. 3 d 1 0 5 5 (9 th C i r. 2 0 1 0 ). B ecau se th e co u rtd i d n o tg ran treh eari n g en b an c, th e case has now been subm i tt ed. W e have j uri sdi ct i on un der 8 U
. S
. C
. § 1 25 2(a) (1), as
a me n d e d b y th e REA L I D A c t o f 2 0 0 5 , Pu b
. L. N o . 1 0 9
- 1 3 , d i v . B, 1 1 9 St a t . 231 ( M a y 1 1 , 2 0 0 5 )
. P e t i t i one rW i l m ourW
. M c P he r s on i s a na t i ve a nd c i t i z e n of B e l i z e . A 2008
a r r e s t i n Ca l i f

o rn i a b r o u g h t M c Ph e r s o n t o th e a tt e n t i o n o f th e D e p a r tm e ntof H om el and S ec uri ty (D H S ), base d on hi s 1 98 5 conv i ct i on s o n tw o cou nt s of a tt em pt ed
m u r d e r . M c P h e r s o n w a s s e rv e d w i t h a N o tic e to A p p e a rc h a r g in g h im w ith
r e m o v ab ility a s a n a g g r a v a te d f e lo n , p u r s u a n t to I N A § 2 3 7 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( A ) ( iii) , 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 2 7 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( A ) ( iii) , b e c au s e o f th o s e c o n v ic tio n s . T he i m m i grat i on j ud ge (I J) foun d M cP hers on re m ov abl e for havi ng com m i tt ed an aggravat ed fe l on y i n the form of an att em pt ed m urder offe nse and an att em pt ed
cr i m e of vi ol ence . T he IJfurther foun d that M cP hers on w as no tel i gi bl e f or any other f orm s of rel i ef an d or de r e d hi m r e m ove d t o B e l i z e . T he B oa r d of I m m i gr a t i on A p p e a ls ( B I A ) f

o u n d th a t th e I J c o m m itte d n o e rr o ra n d d is m is s e d th e ap p e a l. A l tho ug h the court general l y h as j uri sdi ct i on un der 8 U
. S
. C
. § 1 25 2 t o revi ew the B IA ’ s f

i nal re m ov al order, w e l ac k j uri sdi ct i on t o review an order of re m ov al3

a g a in s t a n a li e n w h o is r e m o v ab le f o rh a v in g c o m m itte d a n a g g r a v a te d f e lo n y . See 8 U
. S
. C . § 1 2 5 2 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( C ) . H o w e v e r , th e c o u r t r e ta in s ju r is d ic tio n to d e te rm in e its j ur i s di c t i on, i nc l udi ng the de t e rm i na t i on of w he the r a n of f e ns e i s a n a ggr a va t e d f

e l ony
u n d e rth e I N A
. See L op ez -J acui nde v . H

older , 60 0 F
. 3d 12 15 , 12 17 (9th C i r. 20 10 ). T he c our t ’ s r e vi e w i s l i m i t e d t o the de c i si o n o f the B I A , e xc e ptt o the e xt e nt tha tthe B I A i nc orpor a t e s the I J ’ s de c i s i on a s i t s ow n, i n w hi c h c a s e the I J ’ s de c i s i on is tr e a te d a s th a t o f

th e B I A a n d is r e v ie w e d
. See B ec ke r v . G on zales , 473 F
. 3d 1000, 1 0 0 1 n . 2 (9 th C i r. 2 0 0 7 ). T h e co u rtrev i ew s de no vo l egal qu es t i o ns and m i xed q u e s tio n s o f

la w a n d f

a c t. See H

o vey v. Ayers , 4 5 8 F .3 d 8 9 2 , 9 0 0 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 )
. T he A tt orne y G e ne r a l c ont e nds tha t M c P he r s on’ s a tt e m pt e d m ur de rc onvi c t i on
c o n s titu te s a n a g g r a v a t e d f e l o n y , a s d e f

in e d b y 8 U .S .C . § 1 1 0 1 ( a ) ( 4 3 ) ( A ) , a n d is th e r e f o r e g r o u n d s f

o r r e m o v a l u n d e r 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 2 7 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( A ) ( iii) . M c P h e r s o n a s s e rts thatgrou nd of re m ov al do es no t appl y t o c on vi ct i on s that occurre d pri or t o N ov em ber 1 8 , 1 9 8 8
. M cP h erso n ’ s co n v i ct i o n o ccu rred b efo re th e en actm en t o f th e A n t i -D ru g A b u se A ct o f 1 9 88 ( A D A A ) , P ub. L
. N o. 100- 690, 102 S t a t . 4181, w hi c h a m e nde d the I mmi g r a t i o n a n d N a t i o n a l i ty A c t ( I N A )
. I n L ed ez m a-G al i ci a v. H older , F
. 3d , 2010 W L 517497 9 ( 9th C i r . D e c . 22, 2010) , w e not e d tha tthe A D A A “ c r e a t e d the
ca t egory of cr i m es deno m i nat ed ‘ aggravat ed fe l on i es , ’ and p ro vi ded thatany a l i en4

w ho w as conv i cted o f an ‘ aggravat ed fe l on y’ atany t i m e a ft erent er i ng the U ni t ed S t at es w as subj ec t t o d eport at i on . ” Id
. at *2 (i nt ernal ci t at i on s om i tt ed). A t em po ra l l i mi t a t i on i n the A D A A l i mi t e d a gg r a va t e d f e l on y de po r t a t i on s t o p os t -A D A A
c o n v ic tio n s . Se e id
. T he c our ti n L e dez m a - G a lic ia e x a m i n e d s u b s e q u e n ta m e n d m e n t s t o th e I NA , s uc h a s the I m m i gr a t i on A c tof 1990, P ub. L
. N o. 101- 649, 1 0 4 S t a t . 4978, a nd the I l l e ga l I m m i gr a t i on R e f orm a nd I m m i gr an t R espons i bi l i ty A c tof 1996, P ub. L
. N o. 10 4-20 8, di v. C , 11 0 S t at . 30 09 -546 , and con cl ud ed that“ the A D A A ’ s t em p oral l i m i t at i on re m ai ns i n eff ec tas an except i on t o o the r t em po ra l prov i si on s e nact ed l a t e r , ” pr e c l udi ng the de por t a t i on of a n i ndi vi dua l c onvi c t e d pr i ort o the e na c tm e ntof th e A D A A
. Se e L e dez m a - G a lic ia , F .3 d , 2 0 1 0 W L 5 1 7 4 9 7 9 , a t * 2
- 3
. W e c on cl ud e thatM cP hers on i s not re m ov abl e by r ea son o f bei ng an ag g rav at ed fel o n b ecau se 8 U
. S
. C
. § 1 2 2 7 (a)(2 )(A )(i i i ) d o es n o tap p l y t o co n v i ct i o n s, lik e M c P h e r s o n ’s , th a t o c c u rr e d b e f o r e N o v e m b e r1 8 , 1 9 8 8 . A c c o r d in g ly , w e w ill g r a n t th e p e titio n an d r e m a n d th e c a s e to th e B I A
. GR AN T E D a nd R E M A N D E D .