Ian Eversley-Macclaren v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Ian Eversley-MacClaren, a native and citizen of Barbados, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) final order of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition for review.

Background to Eversley-MacClaren’s Removal

Eversley-MacClaren, present in the United States past the expiration of his visa, pleaded guilty in March 1996 in California state court to a single criminal information containing nine different counts of check fraud. According to the criminal information, no single check exceeded $10,000. Aso according to the information, the total loss to two of the victims of Eversley-MacClaren’s check fraud exceeded $10,000 for each victim. The criminal information stated that each count charged was “connected in its commission with the charge” set forth in the previous count. Eversley-MacClaren pleaded guilty to the entire information as a single plea and was ordered to pay $32,095 in restitution.

Aso in March 1996, the former Immigration and Naturalization Service issued an order to show cause why Eversley-MacClaren should not be subject to deportation under the former Immigration and Nationality Act…