June 2021 Case Update
In Borden, the Supreme Court held that reckless conduct is not a crime of violence. A “crime of violence” as defined in 18 USC 16(a) is an aggravated felony if a year or more sentence is imposed (8 USC § 1101(a)(43)(F)) and is a deportable “crime of domestic violence” if the defendant and victim are proved to share a qualifying domestic relationship (8 USC 1227(a)(2)(E)(i)). Here the Supreme Court considered a federal sentencing enhancement that uses a definition of “crime of violence” that is identical to the immigration definition at 18 USC § 16(a). It found that a crime of [...]