Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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12-930
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Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osorio
Board of Immigration Appeals’ determination that ‘aged out’ children of principal beneficiaries seeking immigrant visas are not entitled to priority is reasonable. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 10, 2014 | |
10-71999
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Singh v. Holder
Indian citizen must return to India although he was persecuted for supporting Sikhs because Sikh relations in India have changed since he left. |
Immigration |
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May 22, 2014 | |
10-71591
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Zhi v. Holder
Immigration judge cannot base adverse credibility finding solely on inconsistency in dates, which asylum applicant asserted was caused by a typographical error. |
Immigration |
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May 19, 2014 | |
10-70029
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Chandra v. Holder
Petitioner may use evidence of changed personal circumstances, such as conversion to Christianity, to qualify for exception to filing untimely motion to reopen. |
Immigration |
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May 13, 2014 | |
09-71454
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Konou v. Holder
BIA may consider sentencing enhancements when deciding whether immigrant committed ‘particularly serious crime’ to warrant deportation. |
Immigration |
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May 12, 2014 | |
09-73671
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Pirir-Boc v. Holder
Guatemalan citizen, who fled to U.S. after being beaten for opposing gangs, may qualify for asylum as member of ‘particular social group’ that opposed gang authority. |
Immigration |
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May 8, 2014 | |
12-72262
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Ragasa v. Holder
Foreign citizen does not acquire U.S. citizenship through his adoptive parents, because he was not residing in U.S. when they became naturalized citizens. |
Immigration |
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Apr. 29, 2014 | |
09-73516
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He v. Holder
Chinese man who sought asylum due to China's one-child policy is not entitled to further proceedings to gather evidence regarding resistance under higher standard. |
Immigration |
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Apr. 18, 2014 | |
12-73781
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Carrion Garcia v. Holder
Woman who allegedly suffered domestic abuse in her native Dominican Republic may be removed due to repeated lies about her country of origin and identity. |
Immigration |
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Apr. 17, 2014 | |
10-72413
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Jin v. Holder
Chinese citizen, who claimed he was persecuted for practicing Christianity, is denied asylum because he lied about arrest, church membership and place of residence. |
Immigration |
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Apr. 15, 2014 | |
10-71084
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Ortega v. Holder
Mexican citizen may not renew application to become lawful resident when he took no action to vest right to renew before 1996 immigration reform law took effect. |
Immigration |
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Apr. 1, 2014 | |
08-70836
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Ceron v. Holder
BIA must reconsider whether California conviction for assault with deadly weapon other than firearm is categorically a crime involving moral turpitude. |
Immigration |
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Apr. 1, 2014 | |
11-72121
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Coronado v. Holder
BIA properly finds legal resident inadmissible based on his California convictions for methamphetamine possession, but must rehear his due process claims. |
Immigration |
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Mar. 17, 2014 | |
09-72837
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Huang v. Holder
Chinese citizen is not entitled to religious asylum based on immigration judge’s determinations regarding her superficial demeanor and testimony. |
Immigration |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | |
11-71201
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Perez-Palafox v. Holder
BIA properly overturns decision to allow Mexican citizen, who was convicted of particularly serious drug trafficking offense, to remain in U.S. |
Immigration |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
10-72027
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Turijan v. Holder
Lawful resident may not be removed to Mexico because California felony false imprisonment conviction did not constitute crime involving moral turpitude. |
Immigration |
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Mar. 11, 2014 | |
11-72483
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Montoya v. Holder
DHS may reinstate Mexican citizen’s removal order under IIRIRA, although her brother filed a Form I-130 relative visa for her before its enactment. |
Immigration |
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Mar. 10, 2014 | |
11-73272
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Go v. Holder
Filipino national may not reopen asylum case under Convention Against Torture more than 90 days after receiving immigration judge’s decision against him. |
Immigration |
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Mar. 10, 2014 | |
07-75087
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Tadevosyan v. Holder
Board of Immigration Appeals should not have denied Armenian citizen’s motion to reopen removal proceedings based solely on Dept. of Homeland Security’s objection. |
Immigration |
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Feb. 27, 2014 | |
09-71461
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Garcia-Milian v. Holder
Guatemalan citizen is not entitled to asylum because she failed to show she was beaten and raped due to her former common law husband’s political views. |
Immigration |
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Feb. 13, 2014 | |
G048067
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Eddie E. v. Superior Court (People)
Ward of juvenile court, who was brought from Mexico to U.S. and abandoned, may be eligible to become a legal resident as a 'Special Immigrant Juvenile.' |
Immigration |
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Jan. 31, 2014 | |
10-70776
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Chavez-Reyes v. Holder
Truck driver may be removed from U.S. after admitting he transported 900 pounds of cocaine, even if he was not convicted for the crime. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | |
06-73451
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Aguilar-Turcios v. Holder
Honduran citizen may remain in U.S. following discharge from Marine Corps due to conviction for using government computer to download child pornography. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 24, 2014 | |
10-71322
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Negrete-Ramirez v. Holder
Woman, who was convicted of committing sex offenses involving a child after she became a lawful resident, may apply for waiver of inadmissibility. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 22, 2014 | |
11-35556
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Smith v. United States Customs and Border Protection
Canadian photographer may not challenge his quick removal from U.S. by seeking relief more than year later, when he was not in custody. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 10, 2014 | |
08-70586
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Li v. Holder
Chinese citizen fails to get asylum because inconsistent statements regarding religious persecution tainted the credibility of her forced-abortion claim. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 2, 2014 | |
12-71862
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Hernandez v. Holder
BIA may consider Honduran citizen's attempt to reopen his case, even after it already dismissed his appeal on jurisdictional grounds. |
Immigration |
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Dec. 26, 2013 | |
07-74963
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Angov v. Holder
Immigration judge may use State Dept. consular letter to deny asylum to Roma man, who claimed he fled Bulgaria due to police persecution. |
Immigration |
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Dec. 4, 2013 | |
09-71529
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Taggar v. Holder
Indian woman may not remain in U.S. under Convention Against Torture because she missed deadline to apply, which immigration judge extended three times. |
Immigration |
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Dec. 2, 2013 | |
09-72161
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Doe v. Holder
Homosexual Russian man may be eligible for asylum because he proved Russian government was unable or unwilling to control his persecutors. |
Immigration |
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Nov. 28, 2013 |