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Ram v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Immigrant's period of continuous physical presence does not begin anew after Order to Show Cause is issued.
Immigration Feb. 19, 2001
U.S. v. Aguirre-Torres
Order
Immigration Feb. 5, 2001
Sheviakov v. INS
Filing deadline is met where evidence proves document arrives at court P.O. Box address by requisite date.
Immigration Feb. 4, 2001
Khan v. INS
Board of Immigration Appeals exclusion of official records based solely on lack of consular certification is error.
Immigration Feb. 4, 2001
Galvez-Letona v. Kirkpatrick
Order
Immigration Feb. 4, 2001
U. S. v. Ruiz-Lopez
Conviction based on illegal entry is improper when evidence does not establish that alien entered United States free from official restraint.
Immigration Feb. 2, 2001
Cervantes-Gonzales v. INS
Discretionary waiver of inadmissibility, per INA Section 212, proper when petitioner does not qualify for adjustment of status.
Immigration Feb. 1, 2001
U. S. v. Herrera-Blanco
Immigration judge does not deprive petitioner of his right to judicial review when petitioner avails himself of alternative means of review.
Immigration Feb. 1, 2001
Dearinger v. Reno
Court is not precluded from exercising habeas jurisdiction over deportation matter.
Immigration Feb. 1, 2001
Cruz-Navarro v. INS
Petitioner failing to establish persecution on account of protected category is not eligible for asylum and withholding of deportation.
Immigration Feb. 1, 2001
Catholic Social Services Inc. v. INS
When plaintiffs satisfy statute's requirements, statute of limitations tolled during pendency of earlier class action and preliminary injunction is proper.
Immigration Feb. 1, 2001
Kataria v. INS
In absence of adverse credibility finding, member of Sikh religion is not required to produce corroborating testimony establishing eligibility for asylum.
Immigration Feb. 1, 2001
Scales v. INS
Child born in wedlock to U.S. citizen is not required to show blood relationship to establish citizenship.
Immigration Feb. 1, 2001
Cortez-Acosta v. INS
Petition for review of deportation is granted because administrative record doesn't satisfy stringent evidentiary standard.
Immigration Feb. 1, 2001
U.S. v. Corona-Sanchez
Conviction for petty theft under California Penal Code constitutes aggravated felony for sentencing enhancement purposes as defined by federal statute.
Immigration Feb. 1, 2001
Abovian v. INS
Due process requires BIA denials of asylum to be supported by credibility findings that offer specific, cogent reasons for any stated disbelief.
Immigration Feb. 1, 2001
U.S. v. Alamanza-Antuna
Order
Immigration Jan. 30, 2001
Garcia v. INS
Alien convicted of drunk driving is deportable because he committed "crime of violence."
Immigration Jan. 30, 2001
U.S. v. Salas-Mendoza
Defendant convicted of illegal reentry is eligible for increased sentence based on prior conviction for illegally transporting aliens.
Immigration Jan. 30, 2001
Molina-Morales v. INS
Asylum is denied to petitioner because fear of future persecution arises from personal matter and not imputed political opinion.
Immigration Jan. 28, 2001
Proenza v. Greco
Order
Immigration Jan. 23, 2001
Tagaga v. INS
Soldier who flees country after refusing to participate in race-based persecution may qualify for refugee status.
Immigration Jan. 4, 2001
Salaam v. INS
Immigration Board erred in questioning credibility of petitioner and requiring additional corroborating evidence of political persecution.
Immigration Jan. 4, 2001
Nakaranurack v. U.S.
Alien ordered deported for violating drug laws need not file for direct review of Board of Immigration Appeals' decision before filing habeas petition.
Immigration Jan. 4, 2001
Gafoor v. INS
Petitioner for asylum need only show that his persecutors were motivated at least partly by one of five protected grounds.
Immigration Jan. 4, 2001
U.S. v. Gracidas-Ulibarry
Attempted illegal re-entry after deportation requires proof of specific intent to enter illegally.
Immigration Jan. 4, 2001
Shoafera v. INS
Rape by government official due to ethnicity establishes that Amharic woman suffered past persecution.
Immigration Jan. 3, 2001
Noh v. INS
Revocation of student's visa because it was 'illegally obtained' is not valid ground for revocation.
Immigration Jan. 3, 2001
Abovian v. INS
Due process requires BIA denials of asylum to be supported by credibility findings that offer specific, cogent reasons for any stated disbelief.
Immigration Jan. 3, 2001
Martirosyan v. INS
Armenian immigrant who would have been required to abuse prisoners of war is eligible for asylum.
Immigration Jan. 3, 2001