Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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02-70866
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Garcia-Cortez v. Ashcroft
Board of Immigration Appeals erred in summarily dismissing appeal for failure to timely file brief where appeal was sufficiently detailed. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 9, 2004 | |
03-35626
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Thai v. Ashcroft
Federal statute does not permit indefinite detention of removable alien due to mental illness. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 9, 2004 | |
02-73357
|
Lopez v. Ashcroft
Immigration board will decide whether changed country conditions warrant grant of asylum to Guatemalan citizen. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 9, 2004 | |
02-73135
|
Kebede v. Ashcroft
Immigration judge erred in making adverse credibility determination and finding alien failed to support her claim of past persecution with substantial evidence. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 9, 2004 | |
03-70421
|
Nakamoto v. Ashcroft
Appellate court has jurisdiction to review BIA's determination that alien has committed marriage fraud. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 8, 2004 | |
02-73924
|
Medina-Morales v. Ashcroft
BIA acted beyond bounds of discretion by relying on strength of stepparent-stepchild relationship in deportation case. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 8, 2004 | |
02-71719
|
Reyes-Alcaraz v. Ashcroft
Deportation case is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because petitioner failed to demonstrate due process violation. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 8, 2004 | |
03-50141
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U.S. v. Jimenez-Borja
Previously-deported alien can be 'found' in United States by local police rather than INS agents. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 8, 2004 | |
02-73413
|
Bellout v. Ashcroft
Citizen of Algeria is not entitled to immigration relief because he was member of designated terrorist. organization. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 8, 2004 | |
02-72349
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Tawadrus v. Ashcroft
Alien who underwent removal hearing without attorney is entitled to new hearing. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 8, 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 |
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Jul. 8, 2004 | |
02-73945
|
Kalubi v. Ashcroft
Immigration judge and BIA are obligated to accept asylum applicant's testimony as true since there were no explicit adverse credibility findings. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 8, 2004 | |
02-57212
|
Aguilera-Ruiz v. Ashcroft
Permanent resident who briefly left country while appealing deportation order lost right to pursue appeal. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 2, 2004 | |
02-71640
|
Reyes v. Ashcroft
Where alien did not comply with threshold procedural requirements, motion to reopen deportation proceedings was properly denied. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 30, 2004 | |
02-70252
|
Farah v. Ashcroft
Because alien was not given adequate opportunity to explain discrepancies of evidence, finding that application was knowingly frivolous must be overturned. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 30, 2004 | |
02-72145
|
Singh v. Ashcroft
Substantial evidence supports immigration judge's adverse credibility finding against asylum petitioner. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 29, 2004 | |
02-73700
|
Ge v. Ashcroft
Immigration judge's adverse credibility determination is unsupported by substantial evidence. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 29, 2004 | |
02-72759
|
Singh v. Ashcroft
BIA erred in recharacterizing plaintiff's motion to reopen as motion for reconsideration. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 29, 2004 | |
02-72404
|
Hoque v. Ashcroft
Immigration judge's adverse credibility finding regarding petitioners' testimony that they were persecuted due to political belief isn't supported by substantial evidence. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 29, 2004 | |
03-50160
|
U.S. v. Hernandez-Vermudez
Illegal alien who enters U.S. without inspection and commits aggravated felony is subject to administrative removal. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 29, 2004 | |
02-72978
|
Cazarez-Gutierrez v. Ashcroft
Drug offense that is not punishable as felony under federal law cannot be used to find immigrant ineligible for cancellation of removal. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 29, 2004 | |
02-70662
|
Lin v. Ashcroft
BIA should have considered expanded record presented by immigrant after original counsel failed to present it. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 29, 2004 | |
00-70157
|
Li v. Ashcroft
Congressional protection extends to Chinese petitioners who resisted and escaped coercive population control policies. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 29, 2004 | |
02-16476
|
Singh v. Ashcroft
Scope of habeas jurisdiction does not extend to cases where INS has come to unwise yet lawful decision. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 29, 2004 | |
02-72384
|
Knezevic v. Ashcroft
Immigration board will reconsider ethnic Serbs' asylum application. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 28, 2004 | |
02-74208
|
Dinu v. Ashcroft
Innocence of petitioner alone cannot show that police harassment lacked legitimate objective to create presumption that persecution was politically motivated. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 17, 2004 | |
01-70748
|
Flores-Chavez v. Ashcroft
Proper notice of deportation hearing required agency to serve notice to 15 year old illegal alien and to adult to whom he was released. |
Immigration |
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May 25, 2004 | |
02-72311
|
Halaim v. INS
Petitioners' failure to establish their eligibility for asylum is supported by substantial evidence. |
Immigration |
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May 18, 2004 | |
02-70439
|
Padash v. INS
Child Status Protection Act prevents plaintiff from 'aging out' of visa category due to delays in adjudication. |
Immigration |
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May 17, 2004 | |
02-73474
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Silva-Calderon v. Ashcroft
Court does not have jurisdiction to review procedural due process claim that BIA could have competently considered. |
Immigration |
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May 17, 2004 |