The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has determined that the “offense clause” of the federal conspiracy statute (which criminalizes conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States) is divisible with respect to the object of the conspiracy. The BIA then concluded that conspiracy to sell counterfeited currency is a crime involving moral turpitude.

The full text of Matter of Al Sabsabi can be found here:

https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1380821/download

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