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Kalir, Doron M.Cleveland-Marshall College of LawCivil Litigation Clinic2121 Euclid Ave LB 138Cleveland OH 44115

U.S Departmen of Justice

Executive Oce r Immigraon Rvew

Board of Immigrton ApelsQc o h Crk

5107 Lesburg Pik, SU 00Fals Churc Vgn 224

DHS/ICE Oice of Chief Counsel104 00 Rancho RoadAdelanto, CA 92301

Name: ACEVEDO SOLIS, RENE WILFR A 092-920374

Date of this notice 5/11 2016

losed s a opy of he Boar's so an orer e boe-rrnce se.

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Panel Members:u, Hugh G.

Sicerely,

D� CWDona Carr

Cie lerk

Uetea Dock

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ACEVEDO SOLIS, RENE WILFREDO/A092-920-37 4ADLANTO DETENION CNR10400 RANCHO ROADADLANO CA 92301

US. Deparmen of Justice

Executive Oce r Immgration Review

Board ofImmigraton AppealsQ[ce of he Cerk

5107 [Jesburg Pik, Sut 00Fall Chrc Vn 24/

HS/IC Office of Chief Counsel10400 Rancho RoadAdeanto CA 92301

Name: ACVDO SOLIS, RENE WILFR... A 092-920-374

Date of this notice 5/11/2016

cosed is a copy of the Boar's decson te above-reference case. Ths copy is beingprovded to you as a courtesy Yor attorey or representatve as been served wt tisdecison pursuant o 8 F § 1292S(a) I te attace ecision orers tat you eremove om te Ute taes or arms an mmigration Jges deciso ordering that yoube reove, any petton r evew o te aace decsion st be e with a receiveby te approprate cort o appeals wtn 30 days o the date o the decsio

nclosure

Panel Members:

Mullane, Hugh G.

incerely,

Du C(Donna Carrie Cerk

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·U.S Department of JusticeExecutiv Oc r Imaon Riw

Dcson of Boad o aon Appals

Falls Church, Vgna 22041

Fe: A092 920 374 -Adeanto, CA Dat: MAY 1 i 206

n re: ENE WFREDO AEVEDO SOS a.k.a. Rn do Sos a.k.a Rne Sois

a.ka Ren Wdo Soia

N REMOVAL PROEEDNGS

APPE

ON BEHALF O RESPNDENT: Doron M. Kair, Equre

O BEHALF O HS: Caoyn M. TompkinsAss hif ons

CHARE:

Notc: Sc. 237(a)2)A)(), l& N Act [8 U.S.C § 1227(a)(2)(A)(i)] onvictd of agavated ony

APPLICATION: Rinstatemnt of proeedngs

e Depmnt of Homand Suri "DS) hs ed appea of the mmgratonJdge's dcson datd ecebr 5, 205, wch teiatd t rsondents reova rocedng. Th respondent has ed a rsponse to e apa rqesting that th Imgron

Jdge dcson be armed Th appa by the HS wi b dsmissed.

We reve th ndngs of ct, ncdng th dtenation of rdbiy, mad by themiaton Jdg ndr a "cary erronou srd. 8 C.F.R. § 003.(d)(3)). We rvea or ise, idng whethr pari have et thr rvt burden of roo, and isueof dcrtion, nder a de novo stdd. 8 CFR. § 003.d)(3)ii).

he respondent, a peanent reidnt of e Unitd States, as convitd onFbry 9, 05, r th onse of onpiray to commit grand th, n vioation of scton82a)() of th aa Pena od; r the oen of prourng or oering se or rgedisment, n voaon of seton 5(a) of e aiia Pena Cod and r the oense of

rgry, in vioaton of sction 470d) of te aia Pna Code. Basd on t r woconviton, e HS chged e responden wth removabiiy der seion 237a)(2)(A)(ii)o te aton ato ct, . § a, s e concte o aggravated on a dnd in etion 0a)43)M) of Act, to wt, a aw reatg to onse vovng d or deit i which the os to te vctim exceeded $10,000.

he gration udge teiatd e respondents rmova roedngs ar nding that th DS did not ats its burden of estabishng t rpondnts reovaby by car dconvcig evdne See 8 C.F. § 2408a) h mmration Jdg determned that thone o roing or oring s or rged ient der a. Pna Cod § 5(a) sdivbe, nd ar apng modid categorc approach, nd that he record onvcton

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Bas on Immgraton Ju's nn tat the availabl evienc not show tncessay link btwn th rsponnt's convctions un Cal. Pnal Co§§ 5(a) an 470()an the restiution ord, th DHS conversely argus on appal tat th vince notncessaly show that t rsttuton orr w not link to ths oenss and hs onse conspiacy to commit ra th (DHS's Br. at 5). Hovr, such an arumnt simply

illustrats that t rcor vnc s inconclusve as to t out of loss caus by e rsponnt's onss ur Cal. Pen Co §§ 15(a) 470(), a premse whch os notsatis th DHS's buen of provn the responnt's rmovabili by clar, unquivocal, nconvincn vinc." Woodby v. INS, 385 US. 276, 286 (1966).

The DRS also s on appa tat to etermne the amo of loss, Bor shoul llow the uc provi by th Ute Stats Cou of Appals r th Th Circuit inDoe v. Atorney General of U 659 F.3 266 (3 Cr 201), which hl that [w]hrealleations n uilty plea prtain to an ntir schm, ath than a sinl, scrt act witnat schm, t loss atrible to the ntir schm is propr loss amount r purposs ofscton 10(a)(43)(M)(i)" (DHS's Br at 16) Ths compson, howver, s inapposte, th

alien in Doe p ulty to th crim of aiin abtn wi au, thr w vincsubmit showin a stipulation" that h loss amount bable to Doe ouh hs participaton n t aormnton schm an tc to au w mor th $120,000," anhis pa aemnt nclu an amission that h a abee ntr wir au schm.Doe Aorny Gen of US supra, at 266, 276.

In coast, t rcor in the inst ca oes not contain a copy of the pla areemnt, noro we hav y othr vinc shoin that the responnt stpulate to y loss aotribable to his crms of procurin or on lse or r instmnt under Cal. PnalCoe§ 15(a) n rey uner Ca. Pnal Coe§ 470). Morover, cou 6 7 pein to ch oenss unr Cal. Pna Coe §§ 1(a) a 470() i not allg a schm to

au," such that may hav gualy pei caculaton of th loss amount bas on th total loss rsultin om ovrall sche (Exh. 2) See Doe . Aorney Gen of spra, at275-762

2 To xtnt tat th DHS also suests that the intnt ca s smlr to ihawan, notn that Njha was convcte of mulpl statts an th amout of loss was measur by teamount of rstitution, aso n such a comprson uavailin DHS's Br. at 1516).Nijhaw was convict of conspirin to comt mail au, wr au, bank au, an monylaunrin, all of which wr un to b crims involvin au or cit," h stpuat atsntncing at this convcton involve losses xcein $10,000, an cot rqur

resttion also xcin $10,000. awan v. Holder, spra, at 32, 4243. Base on eNijhan's stipulon th cou's rstituton orr, th Suprm Cot un cle convncn even tha h pnd n h0,000 I at 42. n the instant cas, th responnt was convict udr statuts, on of

whch has not ben all to involv au or cit, an thre is no vence submtshowng that th responent stpulate to the ou of oss rsultin om hs ons(s) that iinvolv au or ecit.

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I ew of he reoi, we oude t e Imgron Jude properl ined respode's remo proceds bsed o concusio h e respodet's reoity hot bee estbished by ea d ovii evidee. The owi order sh be eered

OER: The DHS's ppe is disssed

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aful rmanen residen W16 a Lo neles alfrn o r aou Noer 8

19i uner Seion 245(a) of he Ac u were on Fer 05 conce in h�

Superior Cour of Caiforna Couny of Los Angeles or he oense of rocure or oer

fae or frged insrumen in vilaio of Caliornia enal Cde ecin 115(a; yu were

senenced o a erm of mprsonmen o wo years prson; you were on ebruary 9

2015 conviced n he Superor Cou of Cali Couny of os Angeles fr he

oense f frge in volaon o Caliorna Penl Cde Seion 70() yu were

senenced a erm of mprisonmen of egh monhs prison

Responden admied o he eigh faca allegaio The Cour hen rese his

case fom December 8 2015 o oday's dae December 15 2015 o address

removabiliy under he charge of 237()(2)(A)(iii) of e Imigraion and Naionaliy Ac

as ameded in ha a any me aer admsson you have een cviced of an

ggravaed felny asdined in Secon 101 (a3(M) f he Ac, law reing o an

oens ha involves faud or deci n hch he loss o e vicim or vcims excees

$ 10000 r s descrbed n he Inernal venue Code of 1 Secin 721 reling a easin n hc h venue los he Governme eceed$10000

In suppor o reovabli he Gernmen submid he doumens a Exhib 2

These are he convicion documens or case mber 417945-03 The doumen a

hbi cnsis of a Court ssued felony Absac of Judgmn consising o wo pages

Behnd he Absrac of udgmen are hree pages, which simply a ype o prned

Qe Te firs line indiaes Arac o dgmen alo indicaes case number

BA79:53 Below ha i indicaes efedan Ree \Vlfredo olis Belw a i

indaes other ordrs connued Below tha it indicates mke resitin t v ctms

eit.on is o be paid . jon and . everl as se rh n h ·cmmes o is mnue

order Blo h is a of indviduals_ ame a amos The cond pae be hind

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te first typed page is smply a it o or inividuals wit ouns hr s no

rerene to a se nmber to deendat name·or to wt hi dcument is; e trd

age is te same a the second age After these thee td ot pags is the

aende iformation r the same case numbe his amnded infatio onsits f

several pages which peain to at least thee defendants and lists 07 count Nothng

else has bee submied as far as conviction documents Exhibit 2 has been admited

into the record

On todays date the Cou inquire rom the Governmnt if the Government

wie moe time to sbmit any aditional conviction documen Athough he

Government initialy stated es, when it was brough to t Goernents attention tha

h ase had been eset rom a wee ago t tody speciilly or contste merts th

Gvernment then indiated that no, hat !t ished to roce on the docuents

sumite

. Tle Deparent Homeland Seurity bears the den of proving by clear. . . ,.

unq uivcal and conincing evidence tht esponent s ova e as charged n thi

case the eprm�nt has chargd the responden wih reoablity pursuant to INA

ecion 23 (a)(2)(A (iii) as an alien convicted o an aggravated felon s defi in

1 01 a)4)( M) an oense that invoves aud or deceit where the los to the victims

exceeds $1 0,000 he Depaent spifically contends that resondent's convictions

n_der Calirnia PenI Codes 1 1 (a) and 70(d) are aggated elonies'

he Court

inds hwevr hat th douments at Eibit 2 o not indcte that either of hese

conictins amunts to an aggrvatd fely uner 1 01 (a 3))

Rspoens convcton uner alionia Penal e 1 1 a o Feur 9

2:5, respondent was convited under alifrnia Penal e 1 1 a) whch proves

that eve pen ho knoingly pocures r oes any Je g insren be

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ed, regsered or rpored in any pubic oce ihin hs ae ic oumen

eine mgh be fie regsered or ecorded under any · of i ae r of he

Unied Saes i guiy of a felony he responden's convicion under Calirni enal

Cod 15(a) no an aggravaed felony as defned in A Secion 101 (a)(3() as

mes neiher he firs o second eemens of he generc fraud ofense The Cour fids

ha here is insuicen evidence o find ha respondens convcion under Caifornia

Penal oe Secion 11 (a) inoved fraud he Board of Imigrain Appeals has

ound ha procuremen of a forged documen is no inrenly frauduen conduc See

Maer of Serna 20 l&N Dec 57 585 (BI 12) finding ha possessing conefedocumens does no necessarily inclde an ne o defrd Howeve he oerng of a

forge documen o obin somehing of vue s inherenl frauduen See Tani v

ler h Cir 2010) Accordingly h saue �onans cduc ha f oerig a

foged dume ha nvolves faud as wel as conduc of rcuig a ored

docmen a does no Terefore Caifrna Pena Coe Seon 115(a is q

caegorcally a frau oenseThe Cour mus hen demin ehr i saue is diisile ih regard o he

procuring or oering eemens o alow a modiied caegorical anysis The mode jury

insrucions indicae ha he saue is divisibe and ha rocuring or oerig are

aernae eemens a consue discre enss rher han lernaiv means o

comi h crme _e Rndon ', older Cir 2014) A suc he Cu ms

nduc he modified ceoica analy o deine werspoden w

convco prcuring or oering a fored documen

he conicion ocuments smie in respoe mater a Exi o o

nJusiv!y esablih a he was convced oering rar ha rocurng orged

cun he oly onvicion documen submied. in rsondens mr consiss of

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the rmnal complait against r�spndet or ase numbe BA4194 nd the

crresing felony bstract jumt ih resuton ros lities atached The

Abstract of Judgment does ot provide any indcation of hther respondent ped gulty

t scally ·pocrig or specf cally oering a rged document Rather t merely

states that espondent ped g ilty to Cout 7 of hs crminal coplaint fr a volation of

Califoria Penal Code 15(a), procure/oer false or forged instrumet See Felony of

btract Judgment at Exhibt 2 he crminal complan is . Is vague llging n Cout

that respondent did unlafully and knoigly procure and oer a fase or forged

documet And though it could be argued that the use o d the coplant niates

tht h was charged and ped gulty to both ofig and procuring a frged documet

and that as such he ped guilty to a crime involving fraudulent conduct that of oerig

te forge document, ths evidece alone may not be suciely drect for the

Depmet to meet its brden of etablshn that respoen was convcted o oerng

a red docuent and thus as convicted of a fraudulen fese See Ciseros

eez v; Gonzaes (th Cir2006).

Een f the comlaint establishe that respondnt as cnv!cted of the oering of

rged document instead of ju th procureet of suc ocument, there s

sucient evidence indcatng that this crime cused a $10 ,000 loss to the victms to

meet th secod element of the federal efii tion Resndent_'s onvcton for

alifrni enal Code 1 1 (a) does not meet the second ment of INA Sectin

1 OJ (a_43)M) hich requres loss to victim of $10000 Te Court must . eermine the

otl amount of los to vctim usg the circustnce secic approach Tian v. Holder,

09 Uder ths analss the Cour s not mtd by the ctegorcl aproach to

deter whether a fraud or deceit crime gerally defin luds a $1q,ooo

ontar hreshld Rther the ont threshold applie t th seific

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�r umances surroundng an oender's commson of a fraud an dece cre on a

specc occason The Court may consder a admssb e evdence n makng s� 1

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deermnaton regardng the oa oss amon Hwver evdence of oss vcm

oerd by he epartmnt mus mee a cea and convncng standr and mo of . ·,

os mus be ted o he specf c counts covred by the onvcton Tjan v Holder,

(209) a 42

In the nsan case he only evdence provded by whch he Court could nfer the

loss to vcms are he hree pages behn e Cou ssue documen ted Abstract of

Judgmen a Exhbt 2 The hree ages bend he Cour ssed documen entl

Feony Absrac of Judgment appears o be smpy a ype or prne l s prepared on

on-Co ssued documens Te Cou s aware ha he frs page o ese hree

pag_es s tled Absac of udgment an references h same as number and the

reondents name bu agan th Cour notes ha thes ree pages are sply yped

or prned nomaon The Cour s awae ha here s a !s o names and dcaes a

s vcimsand resuon amouns ddonay he Cou aware a rrenes

"ase fh e commens of hs mnueorder bu h mnu order has no been

y h Depatment o Homend Securty Adonal y he Curt noes tha he

second and hrd pages o hese typed or prnted pages behn he oca elony

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e Abstract of Judgmen for respondents case· ndcates tt repoden also

ed gulty t Count 6 of the coplaint for Cafornia enal Cde 470(d) orgery, and

so to Count 1 of the compaint under Cafornia Penal Ce 182(a(1 ) consracy to

cot ran the The Abstract of udgment erely indcates the restitutio owed is

for the case as a whoe and not r any of te specifi counts that repondent was

convicted of There is no way to determne whether th losses ted to his convicton

under California en Code 11 (a) The opposte actua. ll ses to be true as t. , • .

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apes hat restitutio owd was iky or the conspiracy harge contained in Cont 1

of the complaint Count 1 for conspiracy includes some of the sae victim nams s

the Abstract f Judmet restituton documet indicating hat he owes restuton bsed

on his conuct as a conspirator t grand theft, rathr than is pruremnt or ofering a

forged document

Te Cou ds tht the Deparent as aid to met its uden of ovig ht

t repondent's convition under Califoria enal Code 1 :(a) a for a crie

resutng � at east at $10000 ss to he ictim

Te. Depament also cotens that rspoets convion ndr Cfra

ena Cde 470(d) reners him removable f hang bee conved o an aggravated

fely as defned n I Section 101 (a)(43)(M) a ose tat ivves fra r decit

an ss the vct eceds $10,00 Calfornia enal ode 40(d) provdes n part

evry person who with the inten to defrau, falsey makes alers frge or

counteris ttersubishes psses or atempts or offer to as s true an genune

any of te folloin ems knowng the sae to be false ered orgeor

couneete is gty of frery Caforna ena oe co 40) is caegorca

a rime nvolvig faud a it exprssy requires an intent to . defraud meetng e fist

me of NA Sect� 101 (a)(43)(M)

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Hwver, respode's oicio under this stau� doe nt meet te second

elemn qf e efiiion as i is unclear wheer is crime resulted in a loss to e victim

or victms exceeding $1 0000 e same resonig expained is ha explained uner

e. ;anlyis for California Penal Code 1 5 (a) . The eidence sumied d ot s

tha the reiution responden owes to Coun 6 of his crimina cmp laint ta

correspong o hs co icton der Cal iornia Penl Coe 470(d The tract of

Jugm_en ies the resiution to his case as wole and n to th specif ic counts in the

compla nt Accordingly his coniction does o meet th definition of an aggravated

flony under 1 01 (a)(43)(M)

For these reasons he Cout finds at the respondent is not removabl as

charged uder IA Secton 237a)(2)(A(iii) reerencin 1 C (a3(

ORDERS

I IS EREBY RDERED ta these proceedings be erminaed as t Cou

finds hat responden i not remoable as arged on e Notice to Appear at Ex i 1

ese procedings are terminate

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