Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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99-71524
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Siong v. INS
Failure of asylum-seeker's former counsel to file timely notice of appeal establishes prejudice warranting reopening of deportation proceedings. |
Immigration |
|
Sep. 3, 2004 | |
03-10327
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U.S. v. Karaouni
False claim to be U.S. national is not violation of immigration law. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 26, 2004 | |
02-73939
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De Martinez v. Ashcroft
Illegal alien's motion to reopen for adjustment of status is denied for failure to timely request extension. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 25, 2004 | |
03-71152
|
Himri v. Ashcroft
Plaintiffs have established they are persecuted minority entitled to withholding of removal. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 24, 2004 | |
02-74204
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Lopez-Alvarado v. Ashcroft
Alien may offer direct testimony to establish 10-year residency required for cancellation of removal. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 24, 2004 | |
02-74367
|
San Pedro v. Ashcroft
Authority to grant discretionary waiver rests with attorney general, not court. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 24, 2004 | |
02-71311
|
Cheema v. Ashcroft
Lack of evidence of terrorist activities warrants reassessment of plaintiffs' petitions for withholding of deportation. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 24, 2004 | |
02-71545
|
Simeonov v. Ashcroft
Petitioner is statutorily ineligible for suspension of deportation because he is alien in exclusion proceedings. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 23, 2004 | |
03-55822
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Acevedo-Carranza v. Ashcroft
Immigrant appealing aggravated felon status must seek review of board ruling through circuit court before filing habeas petition. |
Immigration |
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Aug. 23, 2004 | |
03-70473
|
Tokatly v. Ashcroft
Court may not look beyond record of conviction to determine whether alien's crime was one of 'domestic violence.' |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 23, 2004 | |
02-74068
|
Garcia-Martinez v. Ashcroft
Immigration judge's denial of asylum for lack of persecution was not supported by substantial evidence. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 23, 2004 | |
02-72110
|
Vukmirovic v. Ashcroft
Immigration judge erred in ordering petitioner deportable by labeling his acts persecution rather than self-defense. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 16, 2004 | |
02-73244
|
Velezmoro v. Ashcroft
BIA must determine if petitioner who didn't voluntarily depart as ordered, but later married U.S. citizen, is barred from applying for adjustment of status. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 15, 2004 | |
02-73527
|
Guo v. Ashcroft
Judge's finding that Chinese immigrant did not suffer past persecution because of Christian beliefs is not supported by substantial evidence. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 9, 2004 | |
02-73599
|
Azanor v. Ashcroft
Nigerian citizen claiming female genital mutilation may be entitled to protection under Convention Against Torture. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 9, 2004 | |
02-73906
|
Khan v. Ashcroft
Immigration and Customs Enforcement not constitutionally required to translate master calendar hearing where petitioner was able to protect his interests at hearing. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 22, 2004 | |
02-71925
|
Mariscal-Sandoval v. Ashcroft
Permanent resident who attempted to smuggle undocumented aliens was not entitled to deportation proceeding. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 21, 2004 | |
02-36132
|
Sun v. Ashcroft
Alien must exhaust administrative remedies before filing habeas petition challenging removal order. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 21, 2004 | |
03-56158
|
Laing v. Ashcroft
Court erred in finding plaintiff had exhausted his judicial remedies in deportation case. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 21, 2004 | |
02-74095
|
Lopez-Molina v. Ashcroft
Appeals court lacks jurisdiction to review order removing alien suspected of trafficking drugs. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 18, 2004 | |
03-50230
|
U.S. v. Martinez-Martinez
Defendant's argument that conviction for illegal re-entry into U.S. should be reversed because of biased juror is rejected. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 16, 2004 | |
02-73220
|
Sidhu v. Ashcroft
Petitioner who was detained by customs officials before exiting secondary inspection area in airport isn't entitled to deportation proceedings. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 15, 2004 | |
03-30167
|
U.S. v. Rivas-Gonzalez
In sentencing defendant for illegal reentry after deportation, downward departure for cultural assimilation was not available in defendant's case. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 13, 2004 | |
02-73014
|
Bojorquez v. Ashcroft
Petitioner's rights were violated because she wasn't given notice that her departure from country would result in withdrawal of her pending appeal. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 13, 2004 | |
02-73395
|
Avendano-Ramirez v. Ashcroft
Immigrant who failed to establish good character within five-year period is not eligible for cancellation of removal. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 13, 2004 | |
02-71359
|
Tovar-Landin v. Ashcroft
Statute prohibiting voluntary departure at conclusion of removal proceedings to alien in United States for less than year doesn't violate constitutional rights. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 12, 2004 | |
02-70867
|
Singh v. Ashcroft
BIA is authorized to summarily dismiss appeal where petitioner fails to express factual or legal inadequacies of judge's decision. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 12, 2004 | |
02-70693
|
Ruiz-Moreles v. Ashcroft
Because petitioner's mayhem conviction for biting off man's ear qualifies as aggravated felony, he was properly found removable. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 12, 2004 | |
03-70477
|
Desta v. Ashcroft
Court has authority to stay order of voluntary departure while considering merits of alien's asylum petition. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 12, 2004 | |
02-74091
|
Gormley v. Ashcroft
Petitioners' failure to present compelling evidence rising to level of persecution results in denial of asylum. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 9, 2004 |