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222508P.pdf 07/13/2023 Ruachkuoth Thok v. Merrick Garland
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 22-2508
Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals
[PUBLISHED] [Shepherd, Author, with Stras and Kobes, Circuit Judges]
Petition for Review - Immigration. The BIA erred in finding petitioner
removable for having committed a theft offense, and thus an aggravated
felony, based on his conviction for Nebraska shoplifting under Neb. Rev.
Stat. Sec. 28-511.01 because the statute's mens rea is broader than the
generic definition of theft, as it criminalizes more than those who act
with the specific intent to deprive the owner of the right and benefits of
ownership of goods or merchandise.