The Second Circuit has determined that a New York conviction for second degree sexual abuse qualifies as a sexual abuse of a minor aggravated felony. The opinion included a concurrence calling on the Second Circuit to reexamine its case law on the definition of sexual abuse of a minor in light of more recent Supreme Court case law.

The full text of Debique v. Garland can be found here:

https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/fe9d6267-187a-43e6-822f-738f2704f49b/2/doc/21-6208_complete_opn.pdf#xml=https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/fe9d6267-187a-43e6-822f-738f2704f49b/2/hilite/

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