Interi mDecisio n #255 0

MATTE RO F CHAN G I n Deportatio n Proceeding s A-1847366 6 Decide d b y Boar d Januar y 18 , 197 7 (1 ) Responden t

concede ddeportability unde r sectio n 241(a)(2) o

f th e Immigratio n an d Nationality Ac t

a s anonimmigran t

wh o remaine di

n th e Unite dState s beyon d th e dat e authorized . Th e only issu e on appeal i s denial o f voluntary departure . (2 ) Responden t

wa s convicte d o

f aviolatio n o

f 2 1 U.S.C . 848(b)—the unlawful us e o f a communicatio n facilit

y t o facilitat e commissio n o f th e felon y of conspirac y t o import

a quantit y o

f cocaine fro

mPeru int o th e Unite dStates , afelon y unde r 2 1 U.S.C . 963 . Thi s wa s aconvictio n o

f acrim e relatin g t o th e illici t traffi c i n narcoti c drug s a s describe d i n sectio n 212(a)(23 ) o

f th e Ac t (3 ) Responden t

wa s statutoril y ineligibl e fo r voluntary departur e unde r sectio n 244(e) becaus e b y virtu e o

f th e conviction , afindin

g o f goo d mora

l characte r

for th e require d perio dwa s preclude db y virtu e o f sectio n 101(0(3 ) of

th e Act . CHARGE : Order : Ac t

o f 1952—Sectio

n 241(a)(2 ) [

S U.S.C . 1251(a)(2)}—Nonimmigrant—remained longe r « O N BEHAL F O F RESPONDENT : O N BEHAL F O F SERVICE : Esthe r M . Kaufman , Esquir e Pau l C . Vincen t 294 6 Upto n Stree t

Appellat e Tria l Attorne y Washington , D.C . 2000 8 BY : Milhollan , Chairman ; Torrington . Maniatie , an d Appleman , BoardMembers . Boar d Member Wilson dissent s withou t

opinion . I n adecisio n date d Januar y 20,1976 , a n immigratio n judg e found th e responden t

deportabl e a s charged , denie d hi s applicatio n fo r voluntar y departur e a s amatte r

o f discretio n an d ordere d hi s deportatio n t o Peru . Th e responden t

ha s appealed . Th e appea l will b e dismissed . Th e respondent , anativ e an d citize n of Peru , ha s concede d deportabil

it y a s anonimmigran t

studen t wh o ha s remaine d i n th e Unite d State s beyon d th e dat e authorized . Thus , hi s deportabilit y unde r sectio n 241(a)(2 ) ha s bee n establishe d b y evidenc e whic h i s clear , convincing , an d unequivocal . Th e onl y issu e on appea l concern s th e denia l of hi s applicatio n for

voluntar y departure .

9 0Interi mDecisio n #255 ( Unde r sectio n 244(e ) o f

th e Immigratio n an dNationalit y Act , ade

portabl e alie n ma

y b e extende dth e privileg e of voluntar y departur e i h e can establis h tha t

h e ha s bee n aperso n o f

goo dmora l characte r

for a ' leas t five year s immediatel y precedin g hi s application . Sectio n 101(0( 3 of th e Act , however , bar s th e finding o f goo dmora l characte r

i f th e alie i ha s bee n convicte do

f acrim e describe di n sectio n 212(a)(23) , withi n th « five-year period . Sectio n 2l2(a)(23 ) provides : Any alien wh o ha s bee n convicte do f aviolatio n of

, o r aconspirac y t o violate , an y la i o r regulatio n relatin g t o th e illici t possessio n o

f o r traffi c i n narcoti c drug s o r marihuan a o r wh o ha s bee n convicte do

f aviolatio n of

, o r aconspirac y t o violate , an y la w o regulatio n governin g o r

controllin g th e taxing , manufacture , production , compounding transportation , sale , exchange , dispensing , givin g away , importation , o r exportatio n c opium , coc aleaves , heroin , marihuana , o r any sal t derivativ e o r

preparatio n o

f opiumo coc aleaves , o r

isontpecain e o r

an y addiction-formin g o r addiction-sustainin g opiate ; o any alien wh

o th e consula

r office r o r immigratio n officer s kno w o r hav e reaso n t o belie v i s o r ha s bee n a

n illici t trafficker i n any o f th e aforementione ddrugs ; O n Jun e 20 , 1975 , th e responden t wa s convicte di n th e Unite dStat e Distric t Cour t for th e Norther n Distric t

of Californi aof

violatin g 2 U.S.C . 843(b)—th e unlawfu l us e o f acommunicatio n facilit

y t o fadlita t th e commissio n o

f afelony , t o wit , aknowing , unlawful , an dintention ; conspirac y t o import

int o th e Unite dState s fromLima , Peru , aquanti t o f cocaine , aSchedul e I Controlle dSubstanc e i n violatio n o f 2 1 U.S. C 963 . Th e immigratio n judg e conclude dtha t 2 1 U.S.C . 843(b ) i s no t

ala i relatin g t o th e illici t

traffi c i n narcoti c drug s a s i t prohibit s th e us e o

f communicatio n facilit

y t o facilitat e th e commissio n ofan y felon y offen s agains t th e law s o

f th e Unite dStates . Tha t

conclusio n i s incorrect . I n 1970 , th e Congres s enacte dth e Comprehensiv e Dru g Abus e Pr e ventio n an dContro l Act , Pub . L . 91-513 , Titl e II , § 101 , 8 4 Stat . 12 4 (1970) . A s par t

o f tha t legislation , th e Congres s declare di n secti o 843(b ) o f Titl e 2 1 that : I t shal l b e unfcwftr

i fo r an y perso n knowingl y o r

intentionall y t o us e an y eommunicati c facilit y i n committin g o r

i n causin g o r

facilitatin g th e commissio n o f an y ac t o r a a constitutin g afelon y unde r an y provisio n of

thi s subchapte r

o r subchapte r

Iloft h chapter . Eac h separat e us e o f acommunicatio n facilit

y shal l b e aseparat e offens e und i thi s subsection . Fo r

purpose s o

f thi s subsection , th e ter m"communicatio n facilit ; mean s any an dall publi c an dprivat e instrumentalitie s use do r usefu l i n th e transmiss M o f writing , signs , signals , pictures , o r sound s o f al l kind s an dinclude s mail , telepho n wire , radio , an dal l othe r

mean s of communication . (Emphasi s added. ) A s th e tex t

indicates , violation s o

f section s 843(b ) occur

onl y whe n communicatio n facilit

y i s use dt o facilitat e th e commissio n o f on e of t r felonie s enumerate di n subsection s I o r I I o f th e Comprehensiv e Dr

u Abus e Preventio n an dContro l Act . I n th e respondent' s case , atel i phon e wa s use dt o furthe r th e commissio n o

f aconspirac y t o impo , 9 1Interi mDecisio n #255 0 cocaine-afelony unde r

sectio n 963 , subchapte r

I I of th e Comprehensiv e Dru g Abus e Preventio n an dContro l Act. ' Hence , w e findtha t

th e respondent' s convictio n wa s of aviolatio n o

f a law relatin g t o th e illici t traffi c i n narcoti c drugs . A s aresult , h e i s statutoril y ineligibl e for voluntar y departur e b y virtu e o f sectio n 101(f)(3 ) o f th e Immigratio n an dNationalit y Act . ORDER : Th e appea l i s dismissed .

1 2 1 U.S.C . 96 3 provides : Any perso n wh

o attempt s o r

conspire s t o commit

an y offens e definedi

n thi s subchapte r

i s punishabl e by imprisonmen t o r fine o r bot h whic h ma y no t excee dth e maximumpunish

men t prescribe dfo r

th e offense , th e commission of which wa s th e objec t

of th e attemp t

o r conspiracy . 9 2