Opinion ID: 4531434
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Heading: Hernandez Cabanillas and Garcia-Paz

Text: Ernesto Hernandez Cabanillas, a native and citizen of Mexico who has lawfully resided in the United States since 2004, was convicted pursuant to a plea agreement of possessing a narcotic drug for sale in violation of A.R.S. § 13-3408(A)(2). AR 233–35; 262. The DHS now seeks to remove him as a result of this crime. Marco Antonio GarciaPaz, a native and citizen of Mexico who has lawfully resided in the United States since 1973, was convicted of the same crime in 2014, and the DHS now seeks to remove him. AR 116, 1536–37. For both individuals, the question of the statute’s divisibility is of great consequence. If it is divisible as to drug type, then the DHS is likely permitted to permanently remove them from the United States. If it is not divisible, the DHS is not so permitted.