The following excerpt is from Escobar v. Lynch, 846 F.3d 1019 (9th Cir. 2017):
Section 1182(a)(2) specifies that any alien convicted of "a crime involving moral turpitude (other than a purely political offense) or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such a crime" is inadmissible. 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)(A)(i). "Although the immigration statutes do not specifically define offenses constituting crimes involving moral turpitude, a crime involving moral turpitude is generally a crime that (1) is vile, base, or depraved and (2) violates accepted moral standards. " Latter Singh v. Holder , 668 F.3d 1156, 1161 (9th Cir. 2012) (quoting Saavedra Figueroa v. Holder , 625 F.3d 621, 626 (9th Cir. 2010) ).
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