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Ceron v. Holder
Alien who was convicted of assault with deadly weapon under California law is removable because his offense is a crime involving moral turpitude. 		Immigration Apr. 3, 2013
Gonzales v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
Mexican citizens may be able to add challenge to retroactive application rule concerning eligibility for Form I-212 waivers in light of new retroactivity test. 		Immigration Apr. 1, 2013
Rivas v. Napolitano
Doctrine of consular nonreviewability does not apply to consulate’s lack of action on applicant’s request for reconsideration of denial of visa application. 		Immigration Mar. 29, 2013
Lim v. Holder
South Korean citizen is not entitled to cancel removal based on South Korea's 'unique military relationship' with U.S. and his service in South Korean military. 		Immigration Mar. 26, 2013
Amponsah v. Holder
BIA must reconsider whether to give effect to state court judgment, which retroactively decreed that alien’s adoption occurred before her 16th birthday. 		Immigration Mar. 24, 2013
Li v. Kerry
Chinese professionals and skilled workers, who were denied permanent residency, cannot recapture visa numbers from prior fiscal years to adjust status. 		Immigration Mar. 21, 2013
Mamigonian v. Biggs
Armenian native who tried to enter U.S. using another person’s passport, and later married a U.S. citizen, may not challenge removal order in district court. 		Immigration Mar. 15, 2013
Mashiri v. Dept. of Education
Asylum applicant in law school is not entitled to federal student aid because he could not prove he was in U.S. for a non-temporary purpose. 		Immigration Mar. 15, 2013
Gonzalez-Cervantes v. Holder
California conviction for misdemeanor sexual battery constitutes a 'crime of moral turpitude' for immigration purposes. 		Immigration Mar. 11, 2013
Tamayo-Tamayo v. Holder
Alien's entry into U.S. by presenting invalid permanent resident card constitutes ‘illegal entry,’ subjecting him to reinstatement of prior removal order. 		Immigration Mar. 1, 2013
Gasparyan v. Holder
Alien's asylum application citing mental illness as cause for delay in filing is denied when questions existed regarding her primary reason for delay. 		Immigration Feb. 21, 2013
Henriquez-Rivas v. Holder
Asylum seeker establishes membership in ‘particular social group’ as person who testified in criminal trial against gang members involved in her father’s murder. 		Immigration Feb. 14, 2013
Correa-Rivera v. Holder
Illegal alien does not need to prove he actually filed complaint with State Bar before making ineffective assistance of counsel claim. 		Immigration Feb. 7, 2013
Lopez-Vasquez v. Holder
Alien’s conviction for felony possession of marijuana renders him inadmissible even though state trial court later designated his conviction as misdemeanor. 		Immigration Feb. 4, 2013
Barragan-Lopez v. Holder
Alien is removable as aggravated felon because he was convicted of false imprisonment after using his daughter as shield to protect himself from arrest. 		Immigration Jan. 30, 2013
Carrillo de Palacios v. Holder
Exception to inadmissibility, which allows aliens to seek readmission after 10 years since last departure, does not apply when alien failed to remain outside U.S. for over 10 years. 		Immigration Jan. 29, 2013
Alphonsus v. Holder
Alien successfully seeks review of determination that his resisting arrest conviction was a ‘particularly serious crime,’ which would render him removable. 		Immigration Jan. 21, 2013
Castrijon-Garcia v. Holder
Conviction for simple kidnapping does not render alien statutorily ineligible for cancellation of removal because crime does not categorically involve moral turpitude. 		Immigration Jan. 9, 2013
Rojas v. Holder
Immigration judge may deny voluntary departure based on alien's admission to having sexual relations with minor because admission was probative of his undesirability. 		Immigration Dec. 30, 2012
Alocozy v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Legal resident’s conviction for assault with intent to commit rape renders him ineligible for citizenship because conviction prevents him from establishing good moral character. 		Immigration Dec. 30, 2012
Sanchez v. Holder
Green card holder who confessed to bringing child into U.S. illegally is deportable because she failed to show her confession was coerced or inaccurate. 		Immigration Dec. 26, 2012
Arteaga-De Alvarez v. Holder
Availability of spousal petition filed by alien’s husband does not necessarily undercut cancellation of removal claim based on hardship to her family. 		Immigration Dec. 26, 2012
Martinez v. Napolitano
District court may not hear Guatemalan citizen's indirect challenge to removal order based on denial of asylum and withholding of removal. 		Immigration Dec. 3, 2012
Pechenkov v. Holder
Court cannot review former asylee’s challenge to denial of withholding of his removal due to his conviction for felony assault. 		Immigration Dec. 3, 2012
Ruiz-Diaz v. United States
Justice Dept. may continue to require non-citizen religious workers to wait for approval of their employers’ sponsorship petitions before applying for visas. 		Immigration Nov. 26, 2012
Arbid v. Holder
Alien is no longer eligible for asylum and withholding of removal after conviction for mail fraud, which is considered 'particularly serious' crime. 		Immigration Nov. 12, 2012
U.S. v. Aguilar-Vera
Operation Streamline proceeding violates alien’s rights when he was not questioned until an hour after judge began group advisement of multiple subgroups. 		Immigration Oct. 30, 2012
Garfias-Rodriguez v. Holder
Mexican national, who entered U.S. illegally and married U.S. citizen, may not obtain status adjustment because of his inadmissibility. 		Immigration Oct. 22, 2012
Delgado-Hernandez v. Holder
Legal permanent resident's attempted kidnapping conviction renders him removable from U.S. because his offense involved substantial risk of violence. 		Immigration Oct. 10, 2012
Ruiz-Diaz v. United States
Justice Dept. may continue to require non-citizen religious workers to wait for approval of their employers’ sponsorship petitions before applying for visas. 		Immigration Oct. 8, 2012
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