PC 203

Offense

Mayhem

Aggravated Felony (AF)

Yes, AF as COV¹Matter of Kim, 26 I&N Dec. 912 (BIA 2017) if 1-yr or more sentence imposed. Get 364 or less on any single count.

Crime Involving Moral Turpitude (CIMT)

Yes CIMT

Other Removal Grounds

Deportable DV crime if proof of DV-type victim. See PC 245.
To ensure not wrongly charged as child abuse, keep minor V’s age out of ROC. See 243(a).

Advice and Comments

PC 203

To avoid a COV, and therefore a deportable crime of DV, see PC 69, 136.1(b), 148, 236/237, 243(a), (d), (e), 243.4, 591, 594. Some of these offenses (236/237, 591, 594) can take a sentence of a year or more. See PC 207 for more on crimes of violence. See § N.4 Sentence.

SB54: Law enforcement is permitted to notify/transfer to ICE indefinitely. See SB 54 advisory at www.ilrc.org/crimes-summaries.

Mandatory Detention: As a straight felony CIMT, PC 203 will trigger mandatory detention for people who have not been admitted. Those who have been admitted may also be subject to MD if they are deportable for certain crimes. See advice on Mandatory Detention.