The Supreme Court has accepted another criminal removal case for review.  Today, the Court granted cert in Pereida v. Barr.  The issue in the case is whether a criminal conviction bars a noncitizen from applying for relief from removal when the record of conviction is ambiguous as to whether it corresponds to an offense listed in the Immigration and Nationality Act.  The complaint in petitioner’s state criminal case alleged that he “use[d] a fraudulent Social Security card to obtain employment.”  Petitioner pleaded no contest to the charge.  The Board of Immigration Appeals found Pereida ineligible for cancellation for removal and the Eighth Circuit denied the petition for review.

KJ