Guzman-Rivadeneira v. Lynch

After Guzman-Rivadeneira came to the United States from Ecuador, three events occurred that affect whether he may remain here. First, in 1993 he was convicted in California of possession of counterfeit prescription blanks. Second, after he had returned to Ecuador, he then returned to the United States in 1995. He applied for and received the status of lawful permanent resident because his mother is a U.S. citizen. On his application, he was asked whether he had ever been arrested or convicted of a crime. He falsely answered 'no.' Finally, in 2012, Guzman-Rivadeneira pled guilty in California to the misdemeanor of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. Guzman-Rivadeneira came to the attention of immigration authorities in 2014 when he returned to the United States from another trip abroad. The Department of Homeland Security charged that he was removable on four grounds: conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude for the 1993 counterfeit prescription blanks conviction, conviction of a controlled substance offense for the 2012 conviction, procurement of a visa by fraud, and lack of a valid entry document when he was reentering the United States.