King v. Holder

Filing 920091117

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Fifth Circuit FILED
No. 08-60762 Summary Calendar November 17, 2009 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk

ANSEL ANTHONY KING, also known as Ansel King Petitioner v. ERIC H HOLDER, JR, U S ATTORNEY GENERAL Respondent

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A034 221 883

Before KING, STEWART, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Ansel Anthony King, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). It found him to be ineligible for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a) because his 2006 New York conviction for possession of a controlled substance constituted an aggravated felony for purposes of immigration law. King contends that the BIA

Pursuant to 5TH CIR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH C IR.

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R. 47.5.4.

No. 08-60762 erred by treating his conviction as equivalent to the federal offense of "recidivist possession." See 21 U.S.C. § 844(a). We conclude that the BIA correctly determined that King's offense constituted an aggravated felony for immigration law purposes. See

Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder, 570 F.3d 263, 266-68 (5th Cir. 2009), petition for cert. filed, (July 15, 2009) (No. 09-60). King also argues that the BIA erred in finding him removable based on his conviction of an aggravated felony. King was charged with being removable, conceded removability, and was found removable based on his conviction for a controlled substance violation under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(B)(i). His removal was not based solely on his conviction of an aggravated felony. PETITION DENIED.

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