Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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06-75728
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Hernandez-Velasquez v. Holder
BIA fails to consider 'weight and consequences' of declaration and 'change of address' form before denying motion to reopen proceedings. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 15, 2010 | |
07-71667
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Banuelos-Ayon v. Holder
Conviction for corporal injury to spouse under California Penal Code constitutes federal crime of violence subjecting defendant to removability. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 15, 2010 | |
08-73186
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Jiang v. Holder
Boyfriend of girl who underwent forcible abortion is eligible for removability relief due to persecution by China’s coercive population control. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 15, 2010 | |
06-71652
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Perdomo v. Holder
Women of Guatemala may constitute ‘particular social group’ and given refugee status based on high murder rate. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 13, 2010 | |
07-72492
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Padilla-Romero v. Holder
Alien who held lawful permanent resident status for five years but later lost that status is ineligible for cancellation of removal. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 12, 2010 | |
08-72314
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Cortez-Pineda v. Holder
Entry date contained in Notice to Appear for removal proceedings does not bind court as judicial admission if date is subsequently contested. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 6, 2010 | |
07-70632
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Carlos-Blaza v. Holder
Bank employee's conviction for knowingly stealing, embezzling, and misapplying moneys constitutes aggravated felony. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 1, 2010 | |
06-73377
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Lin v. Holder
Immigration Judge properly denies admission to Chinese citizen who assisted escape of practitioner of Falun Gong religion. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 29, 2010 | |
06-70811
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Tampubolon v. Holder
BIA errs in failing to apply disfavored group analysis to Indonesian Christians where record showed that Christians in Indonesia are disfavored group. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 28, 2010 | |
08-74497
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Almaraz v. Holder
International trade agreement is not changed country condition that can resurrect alien’s late-filed motion to reopen immigration case. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 23, 2010 | |
09-60
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Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder
Simple drug possession not charged as enhanced offense is not ‘aggravated felony’ under Immigration and Nationality Act. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 15, 2010 | |
09-50204
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U.S. v. Villavicencio-Burruel
California Penal Code conviction of making criminal threats is crime of violence for which alien defendant is subject to sentence enhancement. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 15, 2010 | |
06-73782
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Shin v. Holder
Non-citizens are eligible for waiver of inadmissibility where they had invalid visas due to former INS officer's fraud, but were otherwise admissible. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 14, 2010 | |
08-71007
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Mendoza v. Holder
Res judicata does not apply where removal proceedings are based on combination of previous conviction and newly arising conviction. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 3, 2010 | |
08-72062
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Segura v. Holder
Alien is ineligible for relief under Immigration and Nationality Act Section 212(c) where he was erroneously admitted for permanent residence despite conviction. |
Immigration |
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May 27, 2010 | |
08-73186
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Jiang v. Holder
Boyfriend of girl who underwent forcible abortion is eligible for removability relief due to persecution by China’s coercive population control. |
Immigration |
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May 24, 2010 | |
07-72614
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Uppal v. Holder
Analysis of assault conviction as crime involving moral turpitude must show elements of statute meet case law definition of crime. |
Immigration |
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May 23, 2010 | |
07-74999
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Rivera-Cuartas v. Holder
Conviction under Arizona Revised Statutes Section 13-1405 for sexual conduct with minor under 18-years-old does not constitute aggravated felony. |
Immigration |
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May 20, 2010 | |
08-74792
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Federiso v. Holder
Death of alien son’s United States citizen mother does not make him ineligible to apply for waiver of removal proceedings. |
Immigration |
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May 19, 2010 | |
05-75777
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Partap v. Holder
Unborn child is not qualifying relative for purposes of cancellation of removal. |
Immigration |
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May 11, 2010 | |
05-76788
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Casares-Castellon v. Holder
BIA improperly misinterprets regulation, thereby erroneously affirming decision deeming immigrant’s timely filed application for relief abandoned. |
Immigration |
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May 5, 2010 | |
06-70301
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Rendon v. Holder
Immigration judge prevents alien from fully and fairly presenting case by denying requested continuance and limiting alien’s testimony. |
Immigration |
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May 4, 2010 | |
06-73415
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Kim v. Holder
South Korean immigrants who received fraudulent green cards through former INS officer’s criminal conspiracy are not entitled to waivers of inadmissibility. |
Immigration |
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May 4, 2010 | |
05-74350
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Nunez-Reyes v. Holder
Expunged state conviction for being under influence of methamphetamine may not be treated as 'conviction' for immigration purposes. |
Immigration |
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Apr. 26, 2010 | |
05-75776
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Sum v. Holder
‘Admittance’ as lawful permanent resident under Immigration and Nationality Act Section 212(h) refers to procedurally regular admission, not substantive compliance with law. |
Immigration |
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Apr. 26, 2010 | |
07-72370
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Hammad v. Holder
Alien bears burden of proving that marriage to U.S. citizen was legitimate where spouse withdrew support from petition to remove conditional status. |
Immigration |
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Apr. 23, 2010 | |
05-73714
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Vasquez v. Holder
Removal of conditional permanent resident, whose status was revoked due to marriage fraud, may be waived if resident has U.S citizen relative. |
Immigration |
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Apr. 20, 2010 | |
08-70434
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Singh v. Holder
Immigration judge does not err in barring asylum application as untimely where alien did not provide corroborating evidence of date of entry. |
Immigration |
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Apr. 20, 2010 | |
05-75264
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Eneh v. Holder
Immigration judge errs by failing to fully consider whether Nigerian petitioner with AIDS would be intentionally singled out for mistreatment. |
Immigration |
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Apr. 16, 2010 | |
05-74390
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Joseph v. Holder
Immigration judge may not use notes from unrecorded bond hearing in determining that petitioner is not credible in removal hearing. |
Immigration |
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Apr. 15, 2010 |