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Nakamoto v. Ashcroft
Appellate court has jurisdiction to review BIA's determination that alien has committed marriage fraud.
Immigration Jul. 8, 2004
Medina-Morales v. Ashcroft
BIA acted beyond bounds of discretion by relying on strength of stepparent-stepchild relationship in deportation case.
Immigration Jul. 8, 2004
Reyes-Alcaraz v. Ashcroft
Deportation case is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because petitioner failed to demonstrate due process violation.
Immigration Jul. 8, 2004
U.S. v. Jimenez-Borja
Previously-deported alien can be 'found' in United States by local police rather than INS agents.
Immigration Jul. 8, 2004
Bellout v. Ashcroft
Citizen of Algeria is not entitled to immigration relief because he was member of designated terrorist. organization.
Immigration Jul. 8, 2004
Tawadrus v. Ashcroft
Alien who underwent removal hearing without attorney is entitled to new hearing.
Immigration Jul. 8, 2004
De Martinez v. Ashcroft
Illegal alien's motion to reopen for adjustment of status is denied for failure to timely request extension.
Immigration Jul. 8, 2004
Kalubi v. Ashcroft
Immigration judge and BIA are obligated to accept asylum applicant's testimony as true since there were no explicit adverse credibility findings.
Immigration Jul. 8, 2004
Aguilera-Ruiz v. Ashcroft
Permanent resident who briefly left country while appealing deportation order lost right to pursue appeal.
Immigration Jul. 2, 2004
Reyes v. Ashcroft
Where alien did not comply with threshold procedural requirements, motion to reopen deportation proceedings was properly denied.
Immigration Jun. 30, 2004
Farah v. Ashcroft
Because alien was not given adequate opportunity to explain discrepancies of evidence, finding that application was knowingly frivolous must be overturned.
Immigration Jun. 30, 2004
Singh v. Ashcroft
Substantial evidence supports immigration judge's adverse credibility finding against asylum petitioner.
Immigration Jun. 29, 2004
Ge v. Ashcroft
Immigration judge's adverse credibility determination is unsupported by substantial evidence.
Immigration Jun. 29, 2004
Singh v. Ashcroft
BIA erred in recharacterizing plaintiff's motion to reopen as motion for reconsideration.
Immigration Jun. 29, 2004
Hoque v. Ashcroft
Immigration judge's adverse credibility finding regarding petitioners' testimony that they were persecuted due to political belief isn't supported by substantial evidence.
Immigration Jun. 29, 2004
U.S. v. Hernandez-Vermudez
Illegal alien who enters U.S. without inspection and commits aggravated felony is subject to administrative removal.
Immigration Jun. 29, 2004
Cazarez-Gutierrez v. Ashcroft
Drug offense that is not punishable as felony under federal law cannot be used to find immigrant ineligible for cancellation of removal.
Immigration Jun. 29, 2004
Lin v. Ashcroft
BIA should have considered expanded record presented by immigrant after original counsel failed to present it.
Immigration Jun. 29, 2004
Li v. Ashcroft
Congressional protection extends to Chinese petitioners who resisted and escaped coercive population control policies.
Immigration Jun. 29, 2004
Singh v. Ashcroft
Scope of habeas jurisdiction does not extend to cases where INS has come to unwise yet lawful decision.
Immigration Jun. 29, 2004
Knezevic v. Ashcroft
Immigration board will reconsider ethnic Serbs' asylum application.
Immigration Jun. 28, 2004
Dinu v. Ashcroft
Innocence of petitioner alone cannot show that police harassment lacked legitimate objective to create presumption that persecution was politically motivated.
Immigration Jun. 17, 2004
Flores-Chavez v. Ashcroft
Proper notice of deportation hearing required agency to serve notice to 15 year old illegal alien and to adult to whom he was released.
Immigration May 25, 2004
Halaim v. INS
Petitioners' failure to establish their eligibility for asylum is supported by substantial evidence.
Immigration May 18, 2004
Padash v. INS
Child Status Protection Act prevents plaintiff from 'aging out' of visa category due to delays in adjudication.
Immigration May 17, 2004
Silva-Calderon v. Ashcroft
Court does not have jurisdiction to review procedural due process claim that BIA could have competently considered.
Immigration May 17, 2004
Ma v. Ashcroft
Husband whose marriage was not legally registered with Chinese government because of his age, qualifies for asylum based on wife's persecution.
Immigration May 11, 2004
U.S. v. Hovsepian
Court erroneously concluded that defendants are eligible for naturalization despite their criminal past.
Immigration May 7, 2004
Thomas v. Ashcroft
Family relations may constitute particular social group for purposes of evaluating persecution alleged in asylum application.
Immigration May 7, 2004
Andia v. Ashcroft
Immigration laws permit aliens to seek reopening of in absentia deportation order at any time on lack-of-notice grounds.
Immigration May 7, 2004