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Marie E. GaindoThe Galndo Law Frm3800 E. 42nd StreetChase Plaza BuildingOdessa, TX 79762

Name: URIASBAEZA FELICITAS

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HS/ICE Oce of Chief Counsel - ELP1545 Hawkis BvdE Paso TX 79925

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Date of ths notice 7/9/2013

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URIAS-BAEZA, FELICITASA047760488915 MONTANA AVEEL PASO, TX 79925

Name: URIASBAEZA, FELICITAS

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HS/ICE Oice o Chie Counse ELP1545 Hawkins BlvdE Paso TX 79925

A 041776048

Date o this notice 7/9/20

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US Dpmn o ucExecutive Oc r Imaton Revew

Decson of e Board of aton Appeals

Falls Chuch, Vgna0

File: A041 776 048 - El Paso, T

In re FEICTAS URSBAEZA

IN EMOVAL PROCEEINGS

APPEA

Date

ON BEHA OF RSONENT Marie E. Galindo Esquire

ON BHAF OF HS

CHAGE

eggan G. JonsonAssistant Chief Counse

JUL - 9 203

Notice Sec 237(a)(2)(A)(iii) & Act [8 SC 227(a)(2)(A)(iii)] Convicted of aggravated felony (as dened in section 10(a)(43)()(i))

odged: Sec 237(a)(2)(A)(ii) & Act [8SC 227(a)(2)(A)(ii)] Convicted of two or more crimes invoving moral tupitude (not sustained)

APPICATO Termination of remova proceeings

The respondent a native an citizen of exico apeals om the mmigration udge'sFebary 6 201 decision. that decision the Immigration udye ud that te respondent'sune 202 wire aud conviction in violation of 8 .SC 343, r which she was ordered topay $13 50 in restitution was n oense that was reated to ad The migration udgeconcuded hat the respondent was removale as charged under section 237(a)(2)(A)(iii) of theImmigration d Nationaity Act, 8 US.C. 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii) as an aien convicte of anaggravated lony to wit " oense that involves aud or deceit in wich the oss to the victimor victims exceeds $0,000 See section 0(a)(43)()(i) of the Act 8 USC 1101(a)(43)(M)(i)

The issue bere us is whether the respondents 202 wire aud conviction renders the

respondent deportabe under section 27(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the Act as an aien convicted of anaggravated ony; namey, "a oense that . invoves aud or deceit in which the oss to thevictim or victims excees 10000. The responent, on appea oes not ispte that her wire

1 This provision states at whoever having devised or intending to devise any scheme or articeto deaud or r obtaiing money or ropery by means of flse or auuent pretensesrepresentations or promises ansmits or causes to be tansmitted y means of wre, radio ortelevision comunication in interstate or reign commerce y wtings sis signals pictures,or sounds r the prpose of execting sch schee or aice sha e ne er this title orimprisoned not more than 20 yes, or both



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aud s an ons a "nvolvs aud o dc whn anng of scon I 01(a)(43)()()of Ac Howv sh chalngs Igaon udg's dnaon a ons ofconvcon causd a loss o vcs of o han $10000

In h scon 101(a)(43)()() conx caculang aoun of vc oss sulng oa aud c nas a "ccusancscc nquy no a "cagoca on Nhawanv. Holder 55 US 29 36 (2009) see also Matter of Babaisakv 24 &N Dc 306 317320(BA 200) Iaon udg's ndngs gadng h aoun of vc loss a nnlycual as suc y a nld o dfnc on aa subjc ony o ca o vw CUnted States v Lawrence 89 3d 838 844 (9 C 999) see also 8 C 003 (d)(3)()As w any o c od o sabsh ovaby oov Dpan of HolandScuy ( DHS) us pov aoun of vc oss by cla and convncng vdncScon 240(c)(3)(A) of h Ac 8 USC 229a(c)(3)(A)

Wh gong pncpls n nd w dsc no ca o n gaon udgsdnaon ha h sondn's ons of convcon suld n a oss o vcs of ohan $0000 As Igaon udg dnd sondn was convcd of w audas cagd n Coun of dal ndcn losss dscbd n a agnw suad snncng uoss o b "n ngboood of $10000 w a osnncng ssus ncudng suon o b dnd by cou (x 5 ab B I a 4) judn of cou was a h sondn avng bn und guy of w aud nvolaon of 8 USC 343 as cagd n Coun 1 "sal ay suon n aoun of$35000 o h vc (Gp E 3 a 5) h Igaon udg nod a aounof oss n h dland xas Polc o was xacly sa as n cou judgn( a 6) vdnc ovdd al supo Igaon udgs loss calculaon

In changng aon udg's loss caculaon sondn agus ha s was

h only on cagd n a sc wc nvolvd ohs and sh was no ndvduay abl h oa aoun of oss Howv by ladng guy o w aud and agng o aysuon n aoun of loss o b dnd by cou a snncng spondnassud cna sonsbly wol loss sung o h sc and us s aoss aoun wch as uoss of scon 0(a)(43)()() See, eg, Jamesv Goales 464 3d 505 511512 (5 C 2006) Khalayleh v INS 28 3d 98 980 (0C 2002)

sondn also pons ou ha n h co backgound of cs wch lad o convcon as cd n dland Txas Poc o h a a nb of uncansw spc o aoun of h allgd loss W nd l lvanc n a asson

pnn ssu und scon 0 (a)(43)()() s how uc oss was dnd o av sudo sondn's ons of convcon a loss ha sh was odd o ay

W nd a $13 150 h aoun of suon odd psns ca and convncngvdnc of h oss sulng o sondn's ons a nvovd aud o dc Inconcuson no ony a w ab o dsc no cla o n h Igaon udg'sdnaon ha spondn's ons of convcon causd a loss o vcs n xcss of$10000 bu w nd no lgal o n odology oyd by Igaon Judg oav a a dnaon Bas w ag a sondn was convcd of w ad



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in a scheme that resuted in a loss to a victim that totas more than $0000 we will af theImiation udges determination that the respondents conviction ualies an aggravatedfeon under section 0(a)(43)(M)(i) of the Act Accordingl, we need not address theremaining arguents presented on appeal the appea will be dismissed

ORER: he appea is dismissed

FOR THBOARD



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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JTICE

EXECUTIVE OFICE OR IMIGTION REVIEW

IMMIGTION COURT

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ODESA TX 79762

IN THE MATTER O

URIA-BZA, ELICITAS

EL PAS, TX 79925

IE A 041776048

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DATE: Feb 7 203

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UNITED STATES DEATMENT F USTICEEXECUTIVE FFICE IMMIGATIN EVIEW

Iigation CouEl aso Texas

A01 776 08

In te Matte of In emoval oceedngs

Felicitas UiasBaeaespondent

CHAGE(S)

LDGED:

MTIN(S):

ESNDENT

F OHS

237(a)(2)(A)(iii)(aggavated felony faud ofense)

237(a)(2)(A)(ii)(to o moe cies nvolving moa tupitude)

espondents Motion to Teinate

espondents Motion to Contine eoval oceedings (toatempt postconviction elief in te US Distict Co)

Maie E Galindo, Esq

Meggan G onson, Esq

DECISION AND ORDER OF THE IMMIGRAION JUDGE

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n Augst 6, 2012 te Deament of Homeland Secuity (OS) issed a Noticeto Appea (eiit 1) caging espodent it eing a esdet aien o is depoaeon account of a convction fo an aggavated felony as defned in section01(a)(3)(M)(i) of te Iigation & Nationaity Act (Act) n Seteme 20, 2012, teOHS odged an addtional factual alegation n a fom pleading (fo 261)(exibit 2)alleging te amount of funds in question exceeded $10,00000 Tis fom eading alsooved to stike allegatons 6 and 7 contained in te Notice to Appea1 Finally onDecembe 21 2012 te OHS lodged an additona cage of eova (exiit ) unde

section 237(a)(2)(A)(ii)(elating to o o oe cies involving oal tpitde)

l Those alegations related to another crminal conviction n the state court for "tampering wthgovernment records.n

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Durng a aser calendar hearng responden aded o eng a naive andcen of Meco, and o a czen or naoal of he Uned Saes. esponden alsoaded o acqurng peraen esden alen saus on or aou Februa 22, 1989.esponden addionally adted o havng bee covced he Uned Saes Dsric

Cou for the Wese Dsrct of Teas for the oense of Mal Faud, n volato of 18USC 1343 for hich the e of prsonent as "e seed. Because he OShad sruck allegaons 6 and 7 ro he Noce o ppear he espoden did no pleado hese factual allegations espoden also ped o he lodged allegaio elaig oloss o vc n ecess of $10000 conained n ehib 2 and specfically denes hisfacual allegaion, and also specically denies he chage of eoval unde seco237(a)(2)()().

erts hearig as held on Decee 28 2012 o receve ad consdeevdence sued. The OS sued seveal ehis u no esoa evdece.Te respoden did no esy o oheise su any docuea o esioial

evdence. The paes ere aso asked o su rien closig saees egadinghe evdece suted Ths decson follos

2. The Law

(I) Aggravated Felony ChargeSection 101(a)(3)(M)()

The OHS seeks o reove responden allegng she as convced o anaggravated felony elang o a oense ha. ..nvolves fraud o dece n hch he losso he vc or vcs exceeds $10000 ... This chage eques he OS o pove y

clear ad convncng evdence he ollong elees2

convcon (as defied secion 101(a)(48)) Fo an oense nvolvng fraud or decet Were he loss o he vc or vcs eceeded $10,000.00

In deenng hether a convicton ess, ad hehe such convcion s anoense relatng to fraud or deceit, the caegorcal appach is used In dvsle caseshere he saue cludes oeses ha involve fraud or dece and oenses ha dono he odfed caegorcal approach ay e used. Calculaon o he aou of osss, hoever o suec o he caegocal appoach ecause he loss o e vcs is

no an eleen of he crinal case. Njhawa v. olde, 7 U.S. 29 (2009) Mae ofLanferman 2 I. N. Dec. 721 (BI 2012) Mate of Baasakov 24 I N. Dec. 306(B 2007) The fact of loss us still be poved by the governent by evdence that s

2 Becase esponden has admied alienage, he cor wi dspense wih his eemen of he

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clea and covcg. Babasakov spa.(II) Two or More Crimes Invovng Moral Turptude

Secton 237a2(A(ii

The OHS lodged ts cage n a fom 26 fled th e co o Decembe 21202 ad maked exhbt by the co o Decembe 28 202 Hoeve he OHSpevously tde the facal allegatos that suppo ths cage of eoval n a f-261 fled th the co o Septebe 20 202 ad maked exhb 2 by he cou onNovembe 8 2012

As sch the cou fds the OHS as aved hs cage by not allegng anyfactal allegatons tha sppo The co, thus makes o decson on s chage ofemoval.

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espondents atoney subtted e closg stateen fst ad agues ha useof te estuton aot sould ot be sed becase ee as no clea andcovcg evdence te ecod to sho espodenreceved any of he aousallegedly set to bank accos te ame of Estela Aellano o Yesena CapaAddtoally espodet ages ha te plea ageement oe specfcally defes heacual loss, hee t sates at te actual loss s n he egboood of $10,0003

OHS ages ts closg statemet hat the cos dgment, espodet asodeed to pay esto n te amount of $3 10 o he vcm of espodes faudTe OHS ackoledges espondets plea ageeent b oes tat he amoun

defed he plea ageement s flud and does no sugges a esponde as oothese esposble fo te estto based po he faudlet acvtyAddtoally, he OHS dsptes the espodets asseo ta the ecod cotas oclea and convncg evdence tha espondent eceved he aous set o e bankaccos of Estela Aellao and Yesena Capa agung iner a/ia a e polce epoalso makes clea ha the esponde gave the vc Ms Capas ad Ms. Aellaosbank accou numbes ad at all of he moey the vcm set as fo ad a eeqes of he esponde.

4. Exhbts

Exb s e Noce to Appea Exhb 2 s m -261 stkg allegatos 6 & 7 (elatng to a state covcto tampeng h govemet ecods) ad nseng a ne allegaton 6 elatg o

3 he cot notes respondent did not assert in he cosng statement that espondents convctondoes not eate to rad or decet

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oss t the victm. Exhibit 3 s a copy of a Judgment n a Crmina Case from te Westr District of

xas sowig rspondents cnvctin for wire fraud uder 8 USC 343, hrsntc t "tme sd and t restittn ordr for $3 5000 T xibitalso ctans th indictment showng th rgnal four counts of wir fraud, and

t fraudlnt scheme respodent pd guty to cmmttng. As attaced s acpy of the Mdad Texas Pce Depament investgaton nto ths case4

Exbt 4 s form -261 ldgng a new charge of remval nder scton237a2Aii, but relating to factual aegations tat ad ee stuck by rrOHS couse

Exibt 5 athugh tited a Bnd Mton, contains respondets submisso of erpea agrement in the aove case. he xit also cotains a untransatedSpanish languag dcument reatng to th vctim in te crimia case

Exhibit 6 is a coy of respndets visa face sheet showing i in Mexc anda cy f the rm 23 {rco of dpoae aie prepared y OS ocias the respondets curret remova proceedngs.

Exhibt 7 is a cifed coy of respondnts crimina convctin for wre fraud aceid copy of the indictment for wir frad a cefed coy of a cmialconvcton reatng to algations 6 ad 7 which were strck y OS cous inexit 2; and a modfid convicton reco ratg to te same cse

Exhit 8 s aotr cy of t Mdad oic Deament investigato repo ithe respndets wire fraud case

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e cu maks the follwng fndigs of fact

Respodet is not a citizen or natona of the Unitd States respodetsadmssons

Respdet s a natv and ctzn of Mexco rspondents admissions exhit6}

Respodet s a aly admitted pmanet resident ae respodntsadmissions exhiit

Resondet was cnvictd on Jue 7 02 n te Weste Distct of exasfedra co fr re Frad i violation of 8 USC 1343 and stced to tmesed rsndents admissions; exhibits 3 & 7)

Rspondents cvction r wire fraud der 8 USC 1343 is an oeserlating to fraud or decit. Kalayle v. INS 287 F3d 978 0Cir. 2005.

Respondent was oered t pay fnancial rstitto to te victm n te amout f$3 50 by the co xht 3 & 7

Respondts pea agremet dentifed te oss to th victm i thnighorhod of 10000 exibit 5, Plea Agreemet page 5

4 The ot ote eoet ot ubmt ay ebutt eee to th etgate epo.

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hs stpuatn e pea agreeent is cuded in the pi f te peaagreeent regang peta sentencng f e respdent and des ntappear t be an agreement by te gverment tat respdent was trespsbe fr a greatr ss t te vctm

Respdent's pea agreent as idetfed the frauduet scheme wheren

respndent drected the victim t wire "payments t the ba accunt f tw frespndents reatives (exhbt 5 Pea Agreemen page 3

he tw reatives ented n te pea agreeme are identfed he MidandPce Depament rep as Estea Area respndent's ece and YesenaCapa aner f respndent's neces (exhb 3 8

he pice rp fuer dentfed varus transfers f fus frm he icti respndet esenia Campa ad Estea Aran f Weste Unn adCiban Gba ransfer the amuts f whc tta $35

he respdent as submtted n rebutta evdence (ther than t argue a thepea agreen shws ss f $ or less

he cu fnds the actua fnanca ss t the victim due t respdet's

fraudue schee was $3 5

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As ted by te OHS n ther csng statemet te feder cu rderedrespndent t pay resttutn n the aut f $3 5 e cacuan f hsaun is nt acuatd by te cu n te judgent and e OS d nt subt acp f te Presetece nvesigatin Rep t sw w ths cacuatin was ade(e was de Babaisaov, supra) nstead te OS submed a cp f theMand Pce Depamets vestgatve rep te uderyg frauduet actiiesf the respnde hs rep idetifed each transact amu and utimae paee

as we as eng that he payees ter than respdent were receng te nes nbehaf f respndet een hug depsted i the payee's ba accunts under teirwn ames

Respndent as n subted a rebua edence ter tan te peagreeme ndicatng a stpua by te US Atrney's ce ad respdentscria defense atey tat the ss was n te egbrhd f $ whedscussig respdet's pteia setece cnfieent Respden decned ttesi regang her pa i s frauduent schee r refute a f te facsaicuated n he ndictmet r pce nestgatie rep

he cu fids the pea agreeent ss cacuatn is t arabe be areabe dcai as t e acua ss as te cu cant ascean what te paiesmeant by te ter n te neghbd f $ Additnay the statement f ss te pea agreemet des t appear be an actua factua spuat regarig eexact ss t te ct but merey an aut used by the respdent's defenseatte ad the US Attrneys ce t prper cass the respnet's pints n

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an eo o have he co agee o he limate senence of "time seed ahe hanan acal senence of connement to he Bea of Pisons

Becase he amont of loss to the vicm calcated n the Midland Polcedepament nvesgative epo s exactl the same as he amon cacated b he

fedeal co n ts estton ode the co nds that the loss aiclated in he poceepo and eston ode s moe eabe tha he loss calcaion contained in thelea ageement The co fhe nds that this evidence s clea and convincingevidence of the vctms oss dng espondents fadlent scheme

7. Respode's Moio o CoieFor Pos-Coico ReieModcaio of Judme

Respondent indiec, eqests a coninance of these emoval poceedings toseek postconvcon eief f he co is nclned o find esondent emovable fom theUnited States an aggavated feon5 The esondent also seeks a continance of

these emoval pceedings to "modi the eoneos dgment of Convicton as toestttion The motion ill be denied

Resonden has not sbmitted an evidence that the conseqences of he leaof gilt to the facts of this case e not fl explained to he b he cminal defenseattoe.6 Resondent has also not sbmtted an evidence that she has fed anmotons o petitons wh the Dstc Co seeking a ithdaal of he gilt ea ndePadla v Kentck 0 SCt 47 (20 o to modi he jdgmen as to theesiton ode nde 28 USC 2255

As sch, on hs ecod, he co nds esondens moton contnance fas

o esablish good case fo sch moton nde 8 CFR a 2406

8. Cocuso

The co has nd the OS hde (and dd not efle factal allegationselating to the chage of emoval nde secion 237(a(2(A(i Theefoe, the comakes no decson egading this odged chage of emoval

oeve, he co fnds espondent has been convicted of an oense eating tofad o deceit n hch the oss to the vctm as ove $0,000 The co fhe findsesondents convicton s an aggavaed felon nde section 0(a(4((i of the

Act Becase the cime as commtted afte esondent as admitted as a legapemanent esiden, endes he depoable as chaged n the Noice to Appea nde

s T moo coae w he oy of epoen cog aeme o ou page jee e concon o her ega agmen6 An aav om epone crmna eene aorey wou ave ee nce

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3secton 3Ai of he Act

Respondent hs identified no eef from emov within the powe of this co toconside nd the co s not we of ny eief fom emov Theefe, the co wiente the foowng ordes

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FRTHERDER:

FRTERDER:

Respondents moton to contne these emov proceedings whieespondent sees post-coniction eief in the fede co s deied

Respondents motion to eminte emov poceedngs s denied

Respondent s odeed emoved fom the nited Sttes to eico on techrge contned n the Notice to Appe bt not the odged chge

Dte Feb 6, 3Wiim Lee bbottImmigton dge

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