Lawrence
Lawrence v. Holder
Opinion
Opinion
Fernandez, J.
Alfredo Rolando Lawrence, a native and citizen of Panama, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) determination that he is not eligible for relief pursuant to former Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) § 212(c) ( 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (c) (1992)) because he is an 'aggravated felon, who filed his application for relief after November 29, 1990. -We deny the petition.
BACKGROUND
Lawrence was admitted to the United States on June 16,1987, as a lawful permanent resident (LPR). On May 12, 1992, the State of California charged him with armed robbery and kidnapping. He pled guilty to both charges pursuant to a plea agreement and was sentenced to nine years imprisonment on each offense. He served five years and seven months of his term and was released on December 16, 1997. A few weeks before his release, a Notice to Appear (NTA) was issued pursuant to INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(iii), (a)(2)(A)® ( 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(A)(iii), ffl). It alleged that he was removable as an LPR convicted of an aggravated felony and a crime involving moral turpitude.
At his hearing on the NTA, the Immigration Judge (IJ) sustained the factual allegations in the NTA and found that…