Title:

Subject:

Immigration Law

Question:

Whether the penalty of life time banishment for conviction of an aggravated felony
may be imposed upon a lawful permanent resident under Section 101(a)(43)(M)(i)
of the Immigration & Nationality Act of 1952 as amended (the ''Act''), 8 U.S.C. §
1101(a)(43)(M)(i) when he was not convicted of the required loss?

Whether the rule of lenity or narrow construction should be applied to resolve an
ambiguity in a deportation statute created by both the dissenting opinion below and
well-reasoned decisions from other Circuits including the Circuit where the alien's
conviction occurred?

Decisions:

Resources:

• Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.