NY VISA LAWYER

  BIA Precedent Decisions From 2016 All of these decisions can be found in their full original form in the Department of Justice - EOIR Virtual Library Here.   Matter of OBEYA , 26 I&N Dec. 856 (BIA 2016) Petit larceny in violation of section 155.25 of the New York Penal Law, which requires an intent to deprive the owner of his property either permanently or under circumstances where the owner’s property rights are substantially eroded, is categorically a crime involving moral turpitude. Matter of Diaz-Lizarraga , 26 I&N Dec. 847 (BIA 2016), followed. Matter of TIMA, 26 I&N Dec. 839 (BIA 2016) A   fraud waiver under  section  237(a)(1)(H)  of  the  Immigration and  Nationality  Act,8    U.S.C.§  1227(a)(1)(H)  (2012),   cannot  waive an  alien’s removability under  section237(a)(2)(A)(i) for  having  been  convicted  of  a  crime  involving  moral  turpitude,  even if the conviction is based on the   underlying fraud.   Matter of Silva-Trevino,  26 I&N Dec. 826 (BIA 2