In a published opinion, the Board of Immigration Appeals held that a conviction for interfering with the operation of an aircraft is not a crime of violence, but it is a removable “public safety” offense. Matter of Tavarez Peralta, 26 I&N Dec. 171 (BIA 2013) (Pauley, Mullane, and Hoffman, Board Members). Board Member Mullane wrote the panel’s opinion. This case received the rare oral argument before the BIA. Tavarez Peralta, an LPR, was convicted of violating 18 USC § 32(a)(5) which prohibits “interfer[ing] with or disabl[ing], with intent to endanger the safety of any person or with a [...]