Supnet

MEMORANDUM

Eugene Supnet, native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of two orders from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Supnet has been a legal resident alien since 1984 but now faces two removabihty counts as a result of several criminal convictions. Supnet has two unrelated convictions for reckless driving while evading an officer, under California Vehicle Code § 2800.2. The immigration judge (IJ) found that those qualified as two convictions of “crimes involving moral turpitude, not arising out of a single scheme of criminal misconduct,” making Supnet removable under 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(A)(ii). In addition, Supnet has a conviction under California Penal Code § 273a(b) which is perhaps best characterized as misdemeanor child endangerment. The IJ found this qualified Sup-net for removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(E)(i) which includes crimes of “child abuse, child neglect, and child abandonment.” The IJ also denied cancellation of removal as a matter of discretion. Sup-net appealed the IJ’s decision to deny cancellation. The BIA adopted and affirmed the IJ’s decisions citing Matter of Burba-no. Supnet petitioned this court for review of that order,…