Opinion ID: 2995112
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Heading: Maciasowicz

Text: Maciasowicz, a citizen of Poland, was admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident in December 1993. In February 1998, he pleaded guilty to two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle under Wisconsin Statute Section 940.09./2 He was sentenced to consecutive terms of five years on the first count and ten years on the second count; however, the sentence on the second count was withheld and probation ordered. In February 1999, the INS issued Maciasowicz a Notice to Appear (NTA) charging him with removability pursuant to 8 U.S.C. sec. 1227 (a) (2)(A)(iii) based on his conviction for homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. At the hearing, the Immigration Judge (IJ) found that homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle under Wisconsin Statute Section 940.09 is an aggravated felony and ordered Maciasowicz removed on that basis. Maciasowicz appealed to the BIA, but his appeal was dismissed on October 12, 1999. The BIA found that the IJ correctly determined that Maciasowicz was deportable under 8 U.S.C. sec. 1227 because he had been convicted of a crime of violence.