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Trademark counterfeiting can get you kicked out of the US

Rodriguez-Valencia v. Holder, 99 U.S.P.q.2D (BNA) 1476 (9th Cir. 2011)

The 9th circuit upheld an immigration judge’s order finding defendant removable after he was convicted for “‘willfully manufacturing, intentionally selling, and knowingly possessiong for sale more than 1,000 articles bearing a counterfeit trademark,’ in violation of California Penal Code section 350(a)(2)…”  Counterfeit trademarks are included in the definition of generic counterfeiting referenced in INA section 101(a)(43)’s list of aggrevated felonies.

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