Bravo-Pedroza

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Jairo Bravo-Pedroza (Bravo), the petitioner, is a native and citizen of Colombia, who was admitted as a lawful permanent 1468 BRAVO-PEDROZA v. GONZALES resident of the United States in 1977. In 1985, he was con- victed under Cal. Penal Code § 211 of robbery. In 1986, he was convicted under Cal. Penal Code § 459 of burglary. In 1990, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (the INS) charged Bravo with deportability on the basis of these two convictions involving moral turpitude. The Immigration Judge found him deportable but granted him relief under for- mer Immigration and Naturalization Act § 212(c), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c) (1990). In 1992, he was convicted under Cal. Vehi- cle Code § 10851(a) of taking a vehicle without the consent of the owner. In 1996, he was convicted under Cal. Penal Code § 666 of petty theft with priors and sentenced to prison for seven years.

On June 28, 2001, the INS charged Bravo with removabil- ity as an alien whose 1996 conviction of petty theft with pri- ors constituted an aggravated felony. Bravo was taken into custody.

On October 2, 2001, an immigration judge found Bravo removable as charged. On February 7, 2002,…