Mesba Keder Mossa v. Alberto Gonzales , 160 F. App'x 554 ( 2005 )


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  •                     United States Court of Appeals
    FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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    No. 05-1751
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    Mesba Keder Mossa,                   *
    *
    Petitioner,             * Petition for Review from a
    * Decision of the Board of
    v.                            * Immigration Appeals.
    *
    Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General   * [UNPUBLISHED]
    of the United States,                *
    *
    Respondent.             *
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    Submitted: December 16, 2005
    Filed: December 28, 2005
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    Before MELLOY, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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    PER CURIAM.
    Mesba Keder Mossa petitions for review of a final order of the Board of
    Immigration Appeals. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252. An Immigration Judge ordered Mossa
    removed for two prior domestic-battery convictions under Kansas law, pursuant to 8
    U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(E)(i). The BIA affirmed the IJ. Mossa claims that his
    convictions are not "crimes of domestic violence" against a "protected person" under
    8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(E)(i). These arguments are without merit. An alien is
    deportable if convicted of a crime of domestic violence against any person who is
    protected under the domestic violence laws of any state. See 8 U.S.C. §
    1227(a)(2)(E)(i). Kansas law protects "household members" who reside together
    from "domestic battery" by other residents of the same household. KAN. STAT. ANN.
    §§ 21-3412(c)(4) (2000); 21-3412a(c)(1) (2001). As Mossa committed domestic
    battery against two "household members" – his brother and his cousin – both of his
    convictions fall squarely within the Act. Accordingly, after a de novo review of the
    legal determinations, no error of law appears. This court denies Mossa's petition for
    review. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 05-1751

Citation Numbers: 160 F. App'x 554

Judges: Melloy, Colloton, Benton

Filed Date: 12/28/2005

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024