UNITED STATES v. ALAS

Holding that, for purposes of triggering a five year limitations period on prosecution, an illegal reentry offense under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) is only complete when the noncitizen is discovered in the United States by federal officials or state officials certified to perform the duties of a federal immigration official under 8 C.F.R. § 287(g). Separately, holding that a conviction for malicious wounding under Va. Code  § 18.2-51 is an aggravated felony for purposes of immigration proceedings.

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