Cockfighting

The Ninth Circuit upheld the Board of Immigrations Appeals’ decision that an immigrant who was involved in cockfighting is ineligible for cancellation of removal because the offense of exhibiting an animal in a fighting venture is a crime involving “moral turpitude.”

SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit upheld the Board of Immigrations Appeals’ decision that an immigrant who was involved in cockfighting is ineligible for cancellation of removal because the offense of exhibiting an animal in a fighting venture is a crime involving “moral turpitude.”

Categories / Appeals, Criminal, Government

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