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U.S. v. Amezcua-Vasquez
Sentence enhancement for unlawful reentry deemed substantively unreasonable where court fails to consider 'staleness' of prior convictions. 		Immigration Jun. 2, 2009
Ramos-Barrios v. Holder
Father's physical presence cannot be imputed to son for purposes of relief under Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act. 		Immigration May 27, 2009
Robleto-Pastora v. Holder
Asylum and withholding of removal denied where alien possesses first degree forgery conviction and fails to establish any persecution by Nicaraguan government. 		Immigration May 27, 2009
Escobar v. Holder
Mother's five-years of permanent residence imputed to minor unemancipated child for cancellation of removal proceedings. 		Immigration May 27, 2009
United States v. Mendoza-Zaragoza
Refusal of alien's guilty plea for failure to admit removal dates to determine 'sentence-enhancing felony conviction' not abuse of discretion. 		Immigration May 27, 2009
U.S. v. Heron-Salinas
Conviction for assault with firearm constitutes 'crime of violence' for immigration purposes. 		Immigration May 20, 2009
Castro de Mercado v. Mukasey
Appellate court lacks jurisdiction to review immigration judge's decision holding couple's removal would not impose exceptional hardship on family. 		Immigration May 19, 2009
Negrete v. Holder
Appellate court has jurisdiction over due process claim stemming from denial of motion for cancellation of removal based on hardship. 		Immigration May 12, 2009
Brezilien v. Holder
Reversal of asylum grant exceeds scope of review where immigration judge's key factual findings were overturned or replaced. 		Immigration May 12, 2009
Alcala v. Holder
Court lacks jurisdiction to review grant of motion to dismiss removal proceedings where government intended to reinstate prior order. 		Immigration Apr. 28, 2009
U.S. v. Diaz-Argueta
Conviction for assault with firearm deemed felony absent court declaration or filing of respective application to designate offense as misdemeanor. 		Immigration Apr. 26, 2009
Nken v. Holder
Traditional factors, rather than standard within 8 U.S.C. Section 1252(f), govern court authority to stay alien's removal where judicial review is pending. 		Immigration Apr. 22, 2009
Sinha v. Holder
Incidents against Indo-Fijian on account of race satisfy 'nexus' prong of past persecution analysis. 		Immigration Apr. 21, 2009
Delgado v. Holder
Alien's asylum application remanded where convictions for driving under the influence improperly found to be 'particularly serious crimes' precluding relief. 		Immigration Apr. 20, 2009
U.S. v. Santacruz
Naturalization revoked after alien fails to disclose possession of child pornography conviction, a crime involving moral turpitude. 		Immigration Apr. 20, 2009
Ramos-Lopez v. Holder
Young men who resist recruitment into criminal gang do not constitute 'cognizable social group' for immigration purposes. 		Immigration Apr. 17, 2009
Ramirez-Altamirano v. Holder
Expunged state conviction for possession of drug paraphernalia cannot be used to prelude cancellation of removal. 		Immigration Apr. 15, 2009
Mutarreb v. Holder
Order for removal in absentia improper where sole evidence was alien's failure to include college term in asylum application. 		Immigration Apr. 7, 2009
Kaur v. Holder
Detailed summary of classified information must be provided to alien petitioner in order to rebut alleged immigration fraud. 		Immigration Apr. 2, 2009
Mengstu v. Holder
Petition to reconsider asylum granted for alien subjected to deportation and denationalization by Ethiopian government based on her Eritrean origin. 		Immigration Mar. 30, 2009
U.S. v. Marguet-Pillado
Out of wedlock son cannot establish derivative citizenship without blood relationship with parent who is U.S. citizen. 		Immigration Mar. 30, 2009
Sanchez v. Holder
'Family unit' exception does not apply to alien seeking to establish good moral character for cancellation of removal. 		Immigration Mar. 27, 2009
Estrada v. Holder
Federal First Offender Act relief is unavailable when defendant violates parole condition for drug possession offense. 		Immigration Mar. 27, 2009
Li v. Holder
Chinese citizen of North Korean descent is persecuted for political opinion where no legitimate prosecutorial purpose existed behind detention. 		Immigration Mar. 24, 2009
People v. Villa
Resurrection of 1989 conviction for deportation purposes resulting in federal custody is not basis for habeas corpus relief under California jurisdiction. 		Immigration Mar. 17, 2009
Martinez-Madera v. Holder
Marriage of alien parent to U.S. citizen after petitioner was born does not establish derivative citizenship. 		Immigration Mar. 17, 2009
Wakkary v. Holder
Alien filing for asylum beyond one-year rule due to delay caused by gathering of documents falls under 'extraordinary circumstance' exception. 		Immigration Mar. 11, 2009
U.S. v. Krstic
Alien may be prosecuted for possession of authentic immigration document procured by false statement. 		Immigration Mar. 11, 2009
Marmolejo-Campos v. Holder
DUI offense committed with knowledge that driver's license was revoked is crime of moral turpitude. 		Immigration Mar. 5, 2009
Negusie v. Holder
<EM>Fedorenko v. United States</EM> is not controlling in determining whether the 'persecutor bar' is triggered by alien who assists in persecution due to coercion. 		Immigration Mar. 4, 2009
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