Michael Martin Steele v. United States
Immigration
Did the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits misconstrue the mens-rea requirements of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(B), when they created an aggravated felony for 'qllicit trafficking' as a strict-liability offense without express, congressional intent, contrary to this Court's precedents in Liparota v. United States, Staples v. United States, and United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc.?
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Did the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits misconstrue the mens-rea requirements of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(B), when they created an aggravated felony for “qllicit trafficking” as a strict-liability offense without express, congressional intent, contrary to this Court’s precedents in Liparota v. United States, Staples v. United States, and United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc.? --prefix-