The following excerpt is from Vasquez-Valle v. Sessions, 899 F.3d 834 (9th Cir. 2018):
We determine whether a conviction qualifies as a CIMT by applying the categorical approach and, if necessary, the modified categorical approach. Galeana-Mendoza v. Gonzales , 465 F.3d 1054, 105758 (9th Cir. 2006). "Under the categorical approach, we look only to the fact of conviction and the statutory definition of the prior offense, and determine whether the full range of conduct proscribed by the statute constitutes a crime of moral turpitude." Id. (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). If it does not, we apply the modified categorical approach, which permits us to look beyond the language of the statute to documents that are part of the record of conviction, but not to the particular facts underlying the conviction. Id. at 1058.
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