Case Name: Eriberto SOTELO-SOTO, also known as Eriberto Soto Sotelo, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-02-28
Citations: 463 F. App'x 300
Docket Number: No. 11-60340
Parties: Eriberto SOTELO-SOTO, also known as Eriberto Soto Sotelo, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before BENAVIDES, STEWART, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 463
Pages: 300–301

Head Matter:
Eriberto SOTELO-SOTO, also known as Eriberto Soto Sotelo, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 11-60340
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Feb. 28, 2012.
Stephen W. Spurgin, Esq., El Paso, TX, for Petitioner.
Sunah Lee, Trial Attorney, Tangerlia Cox, Kathryn M. McKinney, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before BENAVIDES, STEWART, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Eriberto Sotelo-Soto, a native and citizen of Mexico, seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissal of his appeal of an order of removal based on his prior conviction for evading arrest or detention with a motor vehicle under Texas Penal Code § 38.04. See 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii). Because Sotelo-Soto has raised a question of law for our review, we have jurisdiction in this case pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(D). See Martinez v. Mukasey, 519 F.3d 532, 538 (5th Cir.2008) (stating that whether a prior convic tion is an aggravated felony is a question of law). Sotelo-Soto argues that his conviction does not constitute an aggravated felony under Section 1101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act because the Texas statute applies to many non-forceful types of conduct, does not require intent for its violation, and does not involve purposeful, violent, and aggressive conduct.
Section 1101(a)(43) defines "aggravated felony" as including "a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of Title 18, but not including a purely political offense) for which the term of imprisonment at least one year." 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(F) (2006). In United States v. Sanchez-Ledezma, 630 F.3d 447, 451 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 131 S.Ct. 3024, 180 L.Ed.2d 851 (2011), this court held that a Texas conviction for evading arrest or detention with a motor vehicle under § 38.04 qualifies as a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 16(b). Because the offense qualifies as a crime of violence and, as he does not dispute, Sotelo-Soto was sentenced to a term of two years of imprisonment for the offense, the BIA did not err in its conclusions that the offense qualifies as an aggravated felony and that Sotelo-Soto is removable as a result. See Sanchez-Ledezma, 630 F.3d at 451; 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(F) (defining the term aggravated felony to include a crime of violence as defined in § 16(b)); § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii). The petition for review is therefore DENIED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.