The Ninth Circuit has deferred to the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) decision in Matter of Ortega-Lopez that a federal conviction for aiding and abetting another person who sponsored or exhibited an animal in an animal fighting venture is a crime involving moral turpitude. The court also deferred to the BIA’s conclusion that, pursuant to the cross-reference in § 1229b(b)(1)(C), an alien is ineligible for cancellation of removal if the alien has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude for which a sentence of one year or more may be imposed, regardless whether the alien meets the immigration prerequisites for inadmissibility or deportability.
The full text of Ortega-Lopez v. Barr can be found here:
https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/10/20/18-72441.pdf