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Eduardo Soto PA999 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Ste. 1040Coal Gables, FL 33134

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Dat of this notice 12/22/2014

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Deso o he Boad o aon Appeals

Fas Cu, Vga 20530

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n e: ALAN PARNA

N RMOVAL PROCEDNGS

PPAL

ON BEHALF OF SPONDNT: Mio Rene izar, squire

ON EHALF OF DHS:

CARGE:

Diana lvarezDepuy Chief Counsel

Date

Notice Sec. 37(a)()(A)(i) & Act [8 U.S. 7a)()(A)] -Covicted of ce vovig oa tutude (not susined)

APPCATON Terminaion

e Depen of Hoean Securiy (DS appeals o the igration Judge'sMay 2 213 decision declining o n the respondent deporable as charged ad terinating

the inst poceedngs The DHS appea wil be disisse

We evie nings of c incuding cedbility ndings cear eor. See 8 CF.R 103d(3)i) see alo Maer of J-Y, 24 &N Dec 6 BA 07 ate o SH-,3 &N Dec 6 A 202 e revie estions of aw, isceon, o jgen, nd aloher isses de novo See 8 C.F.R 103.(d(3)(ii).

The lowig cs ae not in dispute e espodent s a native and ctizen of Cuba hohas been a lal peaen esidet of the nited Saes since Api 4 I 93 (.J at ; T. a 3;x 1. On ugst 18 98 he was convcted of criial ischief in violio of oidStatte secion 806.3()(b)3) as coied on Je 7 97 (.J a at 3; Exhs -)

The gaon Jdge conclude ta the espondens conviction as not uder a statutetha categoically poscribes conduct invoving ol tpide (.J. a ) ee Donwa v. UnitedStates Atorey General, 735 F3d 1275 280 (I Ith Cir. 2. nstad, the an geun ha e saue of convictin is ivisibe in ha by is eeens pushes soe conducinvolving ora turpide but oher conduct hat does no (J at 3). Accodngly when appyinghe odied categoica ppoach he Iigration Juge conclde t the docuents eateo e respondents ecod of convicion did not povide sucie evidece in allo ing heDS to crry its brden of poo to esabish hat the esponen ad been conviced ofa cie involvin oal turitude .J. at See id. a 28 oig ecmp Ued Se33 S C. 76 228 (2013)).

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On appeal te HS maintains tha the Imigration Judge eed as a matte of aw in ndingthat the statte of coiction does not categoicay pescibe moay tuidinous conduct(HS Bief at 68 Ateativey the HS asserts that assing guendo the modiedcategoica appoach appies the espondent's specc convicion is sppoted by satuoyeements inolving oay turpitudinous coduc (HS Bief at 89 he esponden maintainsat the Immigation Judge corecty emiaed poceedings because the statte does nocategoicaly descibe a cime ivolvig moal tpiude nd thee is inscient ecod evidenceto establish that his specic convicio is suppoed by codct ha shocks the public conscienceespBef a -9)

The ciminal mischief statte in eect at he time tha the espondent was covicted pvidesthat "[a] peson comits cimina mischief if he wily and maiciosy ijes odamages by any es any ea o pesona popey beonging to anothe incuding bt notimited to the placeent of gafti eeon " See oida Statte section 8061((a( 99 The specic sub-sectn suppoing the espondents conviction fthe equies daageof 000 o geate Se Foida Statte section 86()(b)() ( 997). though no thedened by statute loida case law denes will as used in oida Sttue section 8061 toeie n intentiona ac See Wllams State 19 So 85 ( 926) Simiy micious assed in the povision has been dened as act doe "volnaiy unawy and wthotustication See d

Because the satte of conviction equies an intentional and volntary act the scienteeqiement a crime invoving moal trptitde has been satised See Maer Olqn2 &N Dec. 89 (BI 26) Howeve in addition to the sciente equiement the statute ofconvicio by its eements must aso punish condct that s iheently base vie o depaved Indeemiing whethe ciina mischief convictios nde he loida statte n quesionosmilar oenses like vndaism and malcious destctio o ny o popeyaly ascimes invoving moal upitude we ook o or pio pecedents wheein we ave exaineda numbe of ctos incldng the natue ad etet o dmage o desucion to popetyeied to suppot a convictio

Using this mewok we have held tha sevea stattes punishing cimina mischief maicious destruction of popey o vandlism invove moa turpitde o instance in Maer M &N Dec272 27 (BIA 1948) we examined a espondent's conviction nde a statutethat applied to those who "maiciousy o wantony il wond disge o injue any animalthe popey of anothe Theein we nd that the espondent had been convicted of a vie andvicious oense that qaed as a cime involvig moa titude. See d at 24. Simily inMater R, 5 &N Dec 612 6 6 n (BA 954 the alie was coviced unde a state thatapplies to ay peson who "wanonly willy and maliciousy by explosive sbsnces .destoys atempts to desro damages o ines an popery whic we concuded quaied asa cme vovng moa upude See d a 21 Most ecently n Maer o E ernade2 &N ec 97 99 (BIA 2 4) we concuded tha icious vadaism incuding a ggecemet eement costites a cime invovig moa tptude whee the gang enacementpovison equies poof tha the deyig oense was commited he benet of a cimialsteet gng wih specic inet o pomote cimina conduc by te gang membes

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However, in Maer ofN 8 &N ec 466 (BI 1959), we cncluded that the respondentsvandalsm conviction did nt involve moral turpitude In that case, th respondent was convictedunder a statute that apped to an rson who "unlawfull, malcousl d ischievousldstrs or inures n real or personal propert, or a ther thing of vae, to the value f lessthan $1 See at 467 decling to d that the covicton nvlved mora turptue, wenotd at the crna atute was extel broad n scope includg oenses whch ma orma not invove moal tuide and rere, requrng assssen of he statutes dvisbitSee Thus, t was cessar Maer o N pra to examne th record of convctn ndetermning the scope f the respdets specc vic See ccordg to the recordof covct, the resodent ws convicted r causig "daage t the ishig o a girlsclub, but there was o ndicaton hat the resde's coviction ivolved conduc that isinherntl base ad vile, as opposed to codc merel rohibited b law See Idistiguishing Maer ofN ra m Maer of ra and Maer ofR, pra we notedhat n Maer of M ra the respodents convction nvolved "stabbng, striking, and kilngtw hogs with a ax, and n Maer of R, pra the alien wa cnvcted of "attempting todeso propert b th use of xplosives

en examig Maer ofE.E. Hernane ra Maer ofR pra Maer of M raand Maer of N ra ogher, we note that each of the statutes xamind i hose casesicluded an element of alice, but t all of the statutes categrcal punish mraltuiunous coduct Instead, where he statute puished a brad range of coduct and thespecic cnvicti was onl suppored b proof of ltd damag or loss of proper, wecocluded that the coviction dd not ivolve moral turpiude See Maer of N raHwever, where the mlcous desructo of roper was coupld wih anothr aggravatigstatuto element enhcng he erentl base, vile, or depraved nature of te conductn question, such as th kllig or ijur of aimas, the use f exposives, or rtherance ofa street gangs crmna objectivs, the coduct did nvolve moral turpiud See Maer ofEE. ernane pra Maer ofM-, ra aer ofR, pra

lthough the amout of proper damage supprig the responden's covicto here smore han that involved in Maer of N pra he lorida statute i questio mos clselresembls the statute involved in Maer oN pra as t applies to inur or damage to "real orpersonal propert belogg to another and a covicton a be secured under the statutewthout requirig addtal aggravating ctors, icludig killing r jurig aimals, he use ofdagerous devices, ike explosves, or activities n rherance of a set gangs crminalenterse In additn, th Florida Statute der which the respnet was convcted is verbroad scope s a result, it has be appled o punsh coduct that we have consideredmorall turptudos See e g Jone Sae 2 S2d 1 (Fla 1945) (punsig thedisgring and/or llig of an amal Marn Sae 18 So 64 (Fla 198 (pushing heact of destrog ropet b big); Parker Sae 169 So 41 (Fla 196) (pushngmaming aimals Loe Sae So. 84 la 192) same as Marn Sae ra)owever, t has also bee appled o puish coduct hat we have cocluded s nt nherentlbase, vile, or depraved See e G. Sae 599 So2d 21 (Flapp 1992) (punshingscratching daage to a vehcle imposed b a ke) DB Sae 559 So2d 5 (Flapp 199)(punshng destructon f a chest of drawers) Koeng Sae 214 So2d 627 (Flapp 168)(puishng damage to a pblic telephoe booth) Cragn De ae 159 F 61 (5th Cir 198)

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(pnising n empoyee r the ct of ging his empoyer's door by kicking it when hewhere e ws ocke out of te propet) ccoringy, we gree wi the mmitio Jgesconcluion tht the respoet ws convicte ner sttute ht oes not ctegoricly proscribeonly morly urpitinous conuct by its eements, e note tht there is relisticprobbiity t the stte wil be ppie to conuct tht is no morly tupituinous in igt ofpio pishe ecisions (J t 3) See Gonzales v Duenas-Alvarez 49 S 83, 193 (007.

oeve, ie te ton uge, we concue t o Sttte section80613)() is not ivisble, bece hogh he sttte s bee use o sece convictios rmorl tupitinous n nonturpituinos conuct, the stute by its eements only reqiresproof f ill n micious propey mge oes not require proof of itionggrvting ctors i secring covictio er his provision sch ht the stte isoverbro See Descamps v Uited Stes, supra; ompare ori Sttte sections80613(1)() () (where the rst puishes licious n wi estrctio of propertygenerly bt the ter specicly punishes sch conuc with the ggrvting ctor invovingpropey dmge to plce of worship). We o ckowege tht the sttute is ivisibe uersection 80613(1)) in tt the mout of dmge is specic eement in ientiing heterte onse s misemenor o felony See l Stt 80613()(b)(-3) n ition, weconcue tt the responents conviction ere is r ony, in tt te mont of mgeinvove eue or eceee $,000 (J t 34 Tr t 3 Es. -) Notwithting teregoing we conclue t he mount of mge, one, is inucient to estblish tt theresponet ws convicte of n oense invoving morl titue, n terere e utimteygree with the mmigrtion uges concuson th the S di not crry its bren of roof inestbishing tht the responen is reovbe s chrge.

Accoringy, the lowing order wil be enered

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Discussion

Secon 2a2)Ai) of he Ac rovde a any alen conce o a cre vovgoral turptude comted wt ve year ar admon r wch a ntence of one year ooger may b od s deportab

[]o qalfy as a cre ivolving mora turtd r proe of h Ac a cre inolv boh rreheib codct ad om degree o cieer wher pecc e,deibraee, wlle or recle atte of SivaTrevino 2 & c 68 689 G 200) nder prcdet arsg o boh the Board of grato Appea oard) and

the nied Sae Cort of pls r e Eeven Crcu Eleven Crct appropraer n mmgraon our o ay e caeorca ad oed caegorical aproache ofTaylor v Uted States 95 55 599602 (990) w dtrng whehr a crmeinvove ora trptud Matte o SvTreo 2 & ec at 68990; Jaggeauh v SA Y Ge 2 .3d 36, 3 (1t Cir 200) Alhogh e Atoey eral a ed a

"wn h record of covcion nconcv dg may o e ee ey dm neceary nd approrate conder evidence beyod he rma record of convco ater oSivaevino24 &N c. at 690 the Elvnt rcu h reec th hrdep qu SeeSanchez Fajaro S Att Gen 69 F3d 30 0 Cr 20 rjec e irtep apach whle holdng ha Congre nambiguouy endd adjdcator o e ectgorca and oded caorcal apoac to dee whethr a peron w covce of acrme voving mora tpit" A a coeqnce he mmigraio Cor wl oly aply ecagorca ad odd caegorica approace whn codrig wer t repondencovcto qualiy cre nvolvi ora pde

n te re cae, he rcord rec at t eponden ha been convicted r e

oene of oy crna mice 1 h convcto occrred ran to la. Sta 806.3A writen la Sa 806.3 dee he crme of crina ichef a low

pron coits e oe o crina mcef f or s wly adacouly inur or daags by any an any rea or perona properybeong o aoher, icdig b no imied to , te placeet of grereon or acts o vndls tro

Wily s sd co 8063 ma nenoay owngly ad prpoyH v tate 936 o 2d 1 23 la 3d CA 2006) citig la td Jury str Cr) 24"Malcouy a ue t stat as wongy, nnoay, wtout lega jsicaton

or xc ad wt t nowledge tt njry or dag w or ay be cau o aotr pronor h ropery o aohr ro I at 3. cial cef dr lorda law rquirsa act hat i wil enion) and wogl " Id; ee aso RS v. Sae 69 So 2 DA g vc ta a v damgd a door oc wl

1 T Court notes ha sol diern btwn loy cril mchef and meeanor ci che sth vu of t proy age Valdes St, 510 So. 2d 63 632 (Fa 3d DCA 987).2 Th deio ouacioy" seems o ecbe ega maic" or ice in lw, hch i dere o0aca or 0mace n c" that reqies l il hare spe [o] n l ie Rd a 83 So 2d3, 8 (F. 20

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atmpng gain in his led h ws nsuet dmsra mae3 Alrida sa ur n upld rma msf n basd upn a dng ha awh ausd the dmag was an aidentl a, rther a e med way malus Goee tte 574 So 2d 198 19 (la 4h C 99 ee o K G tte 330 S 2d 59 la s DC 976 (rvrsg vi r adasm sed upn ras ndng at wdw qus ws rke adea) us t saue qess siet n w applal as aw. tte of leo 2 &N e a

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prs a susaia rsk f mnn dah s mra turpiudus ause s a bas a nsgrsss sally apd rues f mrliy and as he divduas ehl dt sy) rver spds rme d nt nvov udl ndu ee o De ore 34 .S 223 23 951 "T prs r nlg moral urpude haswtu pn n nstrud t er audult ondu. a Sa 863 seydsses dge t rl ersna ppery ludg plame o g as fvadaism Th dsrui f prpery "n wi a mdse s n neessarly bseve r depaved bavr r s rm ha sud edr n dvda debl Neto Hode 60 3 25 33 (s C 202 (rsuasv autry Thus he Cunds that a St 03 s dvsi

dgly h mg Cr s ply a nd-stp died goraapprah detmin f rspds o s raly utudus suppf nn ha t spd's rial ms onvn is a rim vvig mral

ud OS has sbd rid nvii rrds rmnal n w sp f h vtn rerd dias t respndn "dd wlly and malisy jrer dg rl r prsnl prpr twi ierr a apm sd ppy gng RIVR CVE PAMES resulng n dage n h vlu mre ha ne housad($0000) dlars xh 2 ause ral maion ids n fhe dal as wtr t rspds du was rprsl sids mer rai f sau iuest t Cr an nd a t rspdns nn nvlvd mral urpud

3 The ional cse the responent s ce only uescore he c h i miseeqres moe hanee en o egge cton See TDB Se 85 So 212 (F l DCA 202) g evecews sufce esbls jvee wo doppe weg no poo ced w e ered spp ce of crmJ sce; o 22 o 8 l d 9 (Te deed droe Fod F ck tuck nto erce t e Mccoskee o e gbng oses4 e C e oever l S. 86 does o go so r s o ee e md a ehoste or eekng revege. ee eg Ms Gen Ls c 266 27 Cmmwea v os M 876 N.E2462 466 Mss Ap C. 2007 alc ios es he "e c ere de o cely hoiy, revege ord e oe o pe eve he de dd o o o he oe s s d Sae 87 So 2d 368

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