The Ninth Circuit has determined that a conviction for assault with a deadly weapon or assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury is a crime involving moral turpitude. In so doing, the court has deferred to the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision in Matter of Wu.

The full text of Safaryan v. Barr can be found here:

https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/09/17/16-74039.pdf

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