Zhen Tau Liu v. Philip L. Waters, Acting District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service
Opinion
Opinion
Goodwin, J.
Zhen Tau Liu appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, in which he sought review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying a waiver of excludability and ordering deportation.
I. BACKGROUND
Liu, a native and citizen of China, entered the United States in 1982, when he was 12 years old. Liu, his parents, three siblings, and both sets of grandparents are all lawful permanent residents. In December^ 1989, Liu and several acquaintances visited Canada. While there, they robbed a jewelry store at gun-point. Liu was convicted for robbery, unlawful use of a firearm in the commission of the robbery and possession of stolen goods with a value exceeding $1,000.
After Liu served three years of an eight-year sentence, Canada returned Liu to the United States in January 1993. The Immigration and Naturalization Services (“INS”) took Liu into custody at the border and began proceedings to exclude him and deport him back to China under 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (a)(2)(A)(i)(I), which bars the admission into the United States of a non-citizen who has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude. Liu’s exclusion proceedings were conducted in Colorado.