Matter of MENDOZA OSORIA, 26 I&N Dec. 703 (BIA 2016)


Matter of MENDOZA OSORIA, 26 I&N Dec. 703 (BIA 2016) (click for the full case)

The offense of endangering the welfare of a child in violation of section 260.10(1) of the New York Penal Law, which requires knowingly acting in a manner likely to be injurious to the physical, mental, or moral welfare of a child, is categorically a "crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment" under section 237(a)(2)(E)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(E)(i) (2012).