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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 Dec. 26, 2013
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 Dec. 4, 2013
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 Dec. 2, 2013
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 Nov. 28, 2013
Murillo-Prado v. Holder
Mexican man may not cancel his removal from U.S. based on conviction for racketeering under Arizona law, which was an aggravated felony.
Immigration Nov. 20, 2013
Urooj v. Holder
Pakistani woman maintains asylum status despite lies in application because immigration authorities committed mistakes during her removal proceeding.
Immigration Nov. 7, 2013
Bondarenko v. Holder
Russian citizen who applied for asylum in U.S. after being persecuted for war protests must be given opportunity to investigate forensic report against him.
Immigration Oct. 28, 2013
Rodriguez-Castellon v. Holder
Mexican citizen who was convicted of having sexual intercourse with 15-year-old girl in California may be deported because he committed a crime of violence.
Immigration Oct. 23, 2013
Bassene v. Holder
Citizen of Senegal's eligibility for asylum may not be based on mistakenly filed citizenship application, which did not elicit information about persecution.
Immigration Sep. 24, 2013
Kulakchyan v. Holder
Armenian woman may not seek to change her immigration status after asylum officer denied her application because she gave a false arrival date.
Immigration Sep. 19, 2013
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 Sep. 19, 2013
Gutierrez v. Holder
Dept. of Homeland Security may notify immigrant about removal proceedings without first having a hearing regarding a prior decision to withhold removal.
Immigration Sep. 16, 2013
Abdisalan v. Holder
Court may not review BIA's denial of asylum to Somalian woman because she exceeded the deadline for filing her appeal by two years.
Immigration Sep. 9, 2013
Zhao v. Holder
Unmarried Chinese mother of two children may be entitled to asylum because she fears persecution due to China’s family planning policy.
Immigration Sep. 9, 2013
Kumar v. Holder
Former prison guard who witnessed and reported abuses against prisoners at Indian intelligence facility may be entitled to asylum.
Immigration Aug. 30, 2013
Oshodi v. Holder
Immigration judge violates Nigerian national's due process rights by not allowing him to testify regarding torture and persecution he faced in Nigeria.
Immigration Aug. 28, 2013
Rusak v. Holder
Deaf Belarusian woman is eligible for asylum because her family suffered persecution due to their membership in Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Immigration Aug. 23, 2013
Jimenez Bolanos v. Holder
Lawful permanent resident’s conviction for brandishing a firearm in front of a vehicle occupant makes him ineligible to cancel his removal.
Immigration Aug. 22, 2013
Duenas-Alvarez v. Holder
Peruvian citizen is removable after pleading guilty in California to stealing vehicle with intent to permanently take it because offense was an aggravated felony.
Immigration Aug. 21, 2013
Annachamy v. Holder
Material support bar does not include implied exception for individuals who have assisted organizations engaged in legitimate political violence or provided support under duress.
Immigration Aug. 19, 2013
Villa-Anguiano v. Holder
Government may not reinstate removal order after federal court found that due process violations in prior immigration hearing rendered order invalid.
Immigration Aug. 15, 2013
Cordoba v. Holder
Colombian citizen's asylum application should be reconsidered because he and his family were targeted by extremist group due to wealth and landownership.
Immigration Aug. 14, 2013
Cabantac v. Holder
In determining removability due to controlled substance offense, appeals court may consider facts alleged in count specified in abstract of judgment.
Immigration Aug. 12, 2013
Ching v. Mayorkas
Citizen and alien spouse are denied due process because they were not allowed to cross-examine spouse's first husband, who claimed marriage was a sham.
Immigration Aug. 8, 2013
Ketchikan Drywall Services Inc. v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Partial completion of Employment Eligibility Verification Forms fails to comply with obligation to verify that employees are legally authorized to work in U.S.
Immigration Aug. 7, 2013
Al Ramahi v. Holder
Married couple from Jordan may not seek asylum over 15 months after entering U.S. by asserting they had difficulty retaining counsel and received deficient legal advice.
Immigration Aug. 7, 2013
Galindo de Rodriguez v. Holder
Mexican national may cancel her removal because she resided in U.S. for seven years despite 13-day trip to Mexico to visit her ailing mother.
Immigration Jul. 31, 2013
Sumolang v. Holder
Death of Christian woman’s daughter in Indonesia due to discriminatory denial of medical care must be reconsidered in asylum application.
Immigration Jul. 26, 2013
Vitug v. Holder
Gay native and citizen of the Philippines may not be removed from U.S. where credible evidence shows he will likely suffer persecution if removed.
Immigration Jul. 25, 2013
Bassene v. Holder
Citizen of Senegal's eligibility for asylum may not be based on mistakenly filed citizenship application, which did not elicit information about persecution.
Immigration Jul. 24, 2013