Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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97-70272
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Borja v. INS
Attack against alien by homeland insurgents, which was partially for economic reasons, doesn't precluded grant of asylum based on political persecution. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 6, 1999 | |
97-70321
|
Briones v. INS
Confidential government informer has well founded fear of persecution if name on assassination list of insurgents he informed against. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 6, 1999 | |
96-70337
|
Farhoud v. INS
Not receiving deportation hearing notice isn't exceptional circumstance excusing appearance failure, if statute requirements met. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 6, 1999 | |
98-70658
|
Soueiti v. INS
Guilty plea to fraud for under $10,000 supports removal for aggravated felony conviction when the overall scheme causes loss of more than $10,000. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 5, 1999 | |
95-70458
|
Jenkins v. INS
Hiring day workers for construction on residential property requires complying with employers' immigration reporting duties. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 27, 1999 | |
95-70543
|
Coronado-Durazo v. INS
Alien's conviction for solicitation to possess cocaine is deportable offense under Immigration and Nationality Act. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 27, 1999 | |
95-17210
|
Castiglia v. INS
Despite military service, aggravated felony conviction absolutely precludes meeting good moral character requirement for naturalization. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 26, 1999 | |
96-16373
|
Singh v. Reno
Alien who obtains permanent residence status can be excluded after spending extensive time abroad. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 18, 1999 | |
95-70174
|
Mejia-Paiz v. INS
Immigration judge's decision asylum applicant doesn't belong to religious faith can defeat contrary unrebutted testimony. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 9, 1999 | |
95-70427
|
Sangha v. INS
Political opinion asylum must be based on more than mere refusal to fight after forced recruitment. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 7, 1999 | |
95-55805
|
Santamaria-Ames v. INS
INS can consider criminal past but not deny naturalization on that basis when good character shown. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 6, 1999 | |
95-55490
|
State of California v. United States of America
State's claims against federal government regarding costs of illegal alien problems present nonjusticiable political questions. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 6, 1999 | |
95-70767
|
Villegas-Valenzuela v. INS
Aliens' use of false immigration documents to establish employment eligibility warrants statutory civil monetary penalties. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 6, 1999 | |
95-70732
|
Perez v. INS
Deportation review ban doesn't apply to cases pending on statute's effective date, absent felony conviction. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 3, 1999 | |
93-70369
|
Elramly v. INS
Statutory bar to judicial review of conviction-based deportation orders applies to Supreme Court pending cases. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 3, 1999 | |
95-70681
|
Valderrama-Fonseca v. INS
Deportation order based on 1985 burglary conviction is subject to judicial review. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 3, 1999 | |
95-70887
|
Pitcherskaia v. INS
Alien seeking asylum for persecution fear need not prove persecutor has subjective intent to harm. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 3, 1999 | |
96-70276
|
De Leon-Barrios v. INS
Political asylum denial is supported by immigration judge's adverse credibility finding for alien's inconsistent applications. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 1, 1999 | |
96-15611
|
Ma v. Reno
INS visa revocation decision isn't final for review purposes while appeal pending before Appeals Board. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 29, 1999 | |
97-56251 and 97-56328
|
Friend v. Reno
Under the Nationality Act of 1940, a person residing in the Philippines wasn't a citizen and thus couldn't transfer citizenship to his baby. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 29, 1999 | |
97-71157
|
Stoyanov v. INS
Asylum applicant must be given opportunity to explain purported inconsistencies in testimony that form basis for vacating positive credibility finding by immigration judge. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 29, 1999 | |
97-71414
|
Leiva-Montalvo v. lNS
Characterization by alien of homeland guerrillas as 'criminal,' doesn't preclude grant of asylum for past political persecution. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 29, 1999 | |
96-15593
|
Jang v. Reno
Dual national declaring non-Chinese nationality on U.S. entry is not covered under Chinese Student Protection Act. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 28, 1999 | |
96-15595
|
Chan v. Reno
For treatment under new law for status adjustment, alien with pending application must file new one. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 28, 1999 | |
96-15495
|
Catholic Social Services Inc. v. Reno
Retroactive amendment to Immigration Reform Act limiting judicial review bars pending challenge to amnesty program. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 26, 1999 | |
96-15495
|
Catholic Social Services Inc. v. Reno
Retroactive amendment to Immigration Reform Act limiting judicial review bars pending challenge to amnesty program. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 26, 1999 | |
95-70395
|
Abdel-Razek v. INS
No judicial review of deportation for criminal offense despite order's failure to specifically reference statute. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 26, 1999 | |
96-16663
|
Young v. Reno
Immigration and Nationality Act bars adopted child from conferring preferential status on natural siblings. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 26, 1999 | |
96-70337
|
Farhoud v. INS
Not receiving deportation hearing notice isn't exceptional circumstance excusing appearance failure, if statute requirements met. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 26, 1999 | |
97-16093
|
Doe v. INS
Writ of audita querela cannot issue to vacate criminal conviction on solely equitable grounds. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 25, 1999 |