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Jenkins v. INS
Hiring day workers for construction on residential property requires complying with employers' immigration reporting duties.
Immigration Jul. 27, 1999
Coronado-Durazo v. INS
Alien's conviction for solicitation to possess cocaine is deportable offense under Immigration and Nationality Act.
Immigration Jul. 27, 1999
Castiglia v. INS
Despite military service, aggravated felony conviction absolutely precludes meeting good moral character requirement for naturalization.
Immigration Jul. 26, 1999
Singh v. Reno
Alien who obtains permanent residence status can be excluded after spending extensive time abroad.
Immigration Jul. 18, 1999
Mejia-Paiz v. INS
Immigration judge's decision asylum applicant doesn't belong to religious faith can defeat contrary unrebutted testimony.
Immigration Jul. 9, 1999
Sangha v. INS
Political opinion asylum must be based on more than mere refusal to fight after forced recruitment.
Immigration Jul. 7, 1999
Santamaria-Ames v. INS
INS can consider criminal past but not deny naturalization on that basis when good character shown.
Immigration Jul. 6, 1999
State of California v. United States of America
State's claims against federal government regarding costs of illegal alien problems present nonjusticiable political questions.
Immigration Jul. 6, 1999
Villegas-Valenzuela v. INS
Aliens' use of false immigration documents to establish employment eligibility warrants statutory civil monetary penalties.
Immigration Jul. 6, 1999
Perez v. INS
Deportation review ban doesn't apply to cases pending on statute's effective date, absent felony conviction.
Immigration Jul. 3, 1999
Elramly v. INS
Statutory bar to judicial review of conviction-based deportation orders applies to Supreme Court pending cases.
Immigration Jul. 3, 1999
Valderrama-Fonseca v. INS
Deportation order based on 1985 burglary conviction is subject to judicial review.
Immigration Jul. 3, 1999
Pitcherskaia v. INS
Alien seeking asylum for persecution fear need not prove persecutor has subjective intent to harm.
Immigration Jul. 3, 1999
De Leon-Barrios v. INS
Political asylum denial is supported by immigration judge's adverse credibility finding for alien's inconsistent applications.
Immigration Jul. 1, 1999
Ma v. Reno
INS visa revocation decision isn't final for review purposes while appeal pending before Appeals Board.
Immigration Jun. 29, 1999
Friend v. Reno
Under the Nationality Act of 1940, a person residing in the Philippines wasn't a citizen and thus couldn't transfer citizenship to his baby.
Immigration Jun. 29, 1999
Stoyanov v. INS
Asylum applicant must be given opportunity to explain purported inconsistencies in testimony that form basis for vacating positive credibility finding by immigration judge.
Immigration Jun. 29, 1999
Leiva-Montalvo v. lNS
Characterization by alien of homeland guerrillas as 'criminal,' doesn't preclude grant of asylum for past political persecution.
Immigration Jun. 29, 1999
Jang v. Reno
Dual national declaring non-Chinese nationality on U.S. entry is not covered under Chinese Student Protection Act.
Immigration Jun. 28, 1999
Chan v. Reno
For treatment under new law for status adjustment, alien with pending application must file new one.
Immigration Jun. 28, 1999
Catholic Social Services Inc. v. Reno
Retroactive amendment to Immigration Reform Act limiting judicial review bars pending challenge to amnesty program.
Immigration Jun. 26, 1999
Catholic Social Services Inc. v. Reno
Retroactive amendment to Immigration Reform Act limiting judicial review bars pending challenge to amnesty program.
Immigration Jun. 26, 1999
Abdel-Razek v. INS
No judicial review of deportation for criminal offense despite order's failure to specifically reference statute.
Immigration Jun. 26, 1999
Young v. Reno
Immigration and Nationality Act bars adopted child from conferring preferential status on natural siblings.
Immigration Jun. 26, 1999
Farhoud v. INS
Not receiving deportation hearing notice isn't exceptional circumstance excusing appearance failure, if statute requirements met.
Immigration Jun. 26, 1999
Doe v. INS
Writ of audita querela cannot issue to vacate criminal conviction on solely equitable grounds.
Immigration Jun. 25, 1999
Vallecillo-Castillo v. INS
Nicaraguan is entitled to asylum for persecution despite evidence democratically elected government took power.
Immigration Jun. 25, 1999
Sarmadi v. INS
Courts cannot review BIA's refusal to reopen alien's deportation for Effective Death Penalty Act crime.
Immigration Jun. 20, 1999
Sequeira-Solano v. INS
Deportation suspension can be denied if petitioner establishes prima facie requirements by disobeying court order.
Immigration Jun. 17, 1999
Arrieta v. INS
Deportation hearing notice by certified mail is sufficient even if not signed for by alien.
Immigration Jun. 17, 1999