One view, involving a Texas statute, holds that it is a deportable offense. Garcia-Maldonado, 491 F.3d 284 (5th Cir. 2007). Garcia, a Mexican, legally entered the United States.
After his admission, Garcia was convicted of failure to stop and render aid following a fatal auto accident in which he was involved. Garcia later left the United States and, when he returned, he was charged as an inadmissible arriving alien.