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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 Jul. 15, 2010
Banuelos-Ayon v. Holder
Conviction for corporal injury to spouse under California Penal Code constitutes federal crime of violence subjecting defendant to removability.
Immigration Jul. 15, 2010
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 Jul. 15, 2010
Perdomo v. Holder
Women of Guatemala may constitute ‘particular social group’ and given refugee status based on high murder rate.
Immigration Jul. 13, 2010
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 Jul. 12, 2010
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 Jul. 6, 2010
Carlos-Blaza v. Holder
Bank employee's conviction for knowingly stealing, embezzling, and misapplying moneys constitutes aggravated felony.
Immigration Jul. 1, 2010
Lin v. Holder
Immigration Judge properly denies admission to Chinese citizen who assisted escape of practitioner of Falun Gong religion.
Immigration Jun. 29, 2010
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 Jun. 28, 2010
Almaraz v. Holder
International trade agreement is not changed country condition that can resurrect alien’s late-filed motion to reopen immigration case.
Immigration Jun. 23, 2010
Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder
Simple drug possession not charged as enhanced offense is not ‘aggravated felony’ under Immigration and Nationality Act.
Immigration Jun. 15, 2010
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 Jun. 15, 2010
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 Jun. 14, 2010
Mendoza v. Holder
Res judicata does not apply where removal proceedings are based on combination of previous conviction and newly arising conviction.
Immigration Jun. 3, 2010
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 May 27, 2010
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 May 24, 2010
Uppal v. Holder
Analysis of assault conviction as crime involving moral turpitude must show elements of statute meet case law definition of crime.
Immigration May 23, 2010
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 May 20, 2010
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 May 19, 2010
Partap v. Holder
Unborn child is not qualifying relative for purposes of cancellation of removal.
Immigration May 11, 2010
Casares-Castellon v. Holder
BIA improperly misinterprets regulation, thereby erroneously affirming decision deeming immigrant’s timely filed application for relief abandoned.
Immigration May 5, 2010
Rendon v. Holder
Immigration judge prevents alien from fully and fairly presenting case by denying requested continuance and limiting alien’s testimony.
Immigration May 4, 2010
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 May 4, 2010
Nunez-Reyes v. Holder
Expunged state conviction for being under influence of methamphetamine may not be treated as 'conviction' for immigration purposes.
Immigration Apr. 26, 2010
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 Apr. 26, 2010
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 Apr. 23, 2010
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 Apr. 20, 2010
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 Apr. 20, 2010
Eneh v. Holder
Immigration judge errs by failing to fully consider whether Nigerian petitioner with AIDS would be intentionally singled out for mistreatment.
Immigration Apr. 16, 2010
Joseph v. Holder
Immigration judge may not use notes from unrecorded bond hearing in determining that petitioner is not credible in removal hearing.
Immigration Apr. 15, 2010