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Martinez-Medina v. Holder
Local deputy sheriff does not egregiously violate Fourth Amendment rights by detaining Mexican nationals who offer information of their illegal presence.
Immigration Aug. 13, 2010
Yepremyan v. Holder
Petition for review of BIA's decision is timely because day after Thanksgiving is not included in calculation of time period for filing.
Immigration Aug. 11, 2010
Kawashima v. Holder
BIA must determine type of evidence in determining loss before finding act of assisting in false tax returns is aggravated felony.
Immigration Aug. 5, 2010
Truong v. Holder
Family of sergeant who fought in US-backed South Vietnamese army fails to establish that past persecution occurred when living as refugees in Italy.
Immigration Jul. 28, 2010
Afriyie v. Holder
Board of Immigration Appeals erroneously finds Ghanaian police are not unable or unwilling to control forces of persecution against Baptist preacher.
Immigration Jul. 27, 2010
Rahimzadeh v. Holder
Withholding of removal is properly denied where applicant fails to report abuse to officials to demonstrate government is unable to control abuse.
Immigration Jul. 27, 2010
Toj-Culpatan v. Holder
Language barrier and time in detention are not 'extraordinary circumstances' excusing asylum applicant's failure to petition within one year of entry.
Immigration Jul. 23, 2010
Vega v. Holder
Petitioner must move to reopen within 90 days of BIA's initial merits determination, rather than denial of motion to reconsider.
Immigration Jul. 20, 2010
Hernandez-Velasquez v. Holder
BIA fails to consider 'weight and consequences' of declaration and 'change of address' form before denying motion to reopen proceedings.
Immigration Jul. 15, 2010
Banuelos-Ayon v. Holder
Conviction for corporal injury to spouse under California Penal Code constitutes federal crime of violence subjecting defendant to removability.
Immigration Jul. 15, 2010
Jiang v. Holder
Boyfriend of girl who underwent forcible abortion is eligible for removability relief due to persecution by China’s coercive population control.
Immigration Jul. 15, 2010
Perdomo v. Holder
Women of Guatemala may constitute ‘particular social group’ and given refugee status based on high murder rate.
Immigration Jul. 13, 2010
Padilla-Romero v. Holder
Alien who held lawful permanent resident status for five years but later lost that status is ineligible for cancellation of removal.
Immigration Jul. 12, 2010
Cortez-Pineda v. Holder
Entry date contained in Notice to Appear for removal proceedings does not bind court as judicial admission if date is subsequently contested.
Immigration Jul. 6, 2010
Carlos-Blaza v. Holder
Bank employee's conviction for knowingly stealing, embezzling, and misapplying moneys constitutes aggravated felony.
Immigration Jul. 1, 2010
Lin v. Holder
Immigration Judge properly denies admission to Chinese citizen who assisted escape of practitioner of Falun Gong religion.
Immigration Jun. 29, 2010
Tampubolon v. Holder
BIA errs in failing to apply disfavored group analysis to Indonesian Christians where record showed that Christians in Indonesia are disfavored group.
Immigration Jun. 28, 2010
Almaraz v. Holder
International trade agreement is not changed country condition that can resurrect alien’s late-filed motion to reopen immigration case.
Immigration Jun. 23, 2010
Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder
Simple drug possession not charged as enhanced offense is not ‘aggravated felony’ under Immigration and Nationality Act.
Immigration Jun. 15, 2010
U.S. v. Villavicencio-Burruel
California Penal Code conviction of making criminal threats is crime of violence for which alien defendant is subject to sentence enhancement.
Immigration Jun. 15, 2010
Shin v. Holder
Non-citizens are eligible for waiver of inadmissibility where they had invalid visas due to former INS officer's fraud, but were otherwise admissible.
Immigration Jun. 14, 2010
Mendoza v. Holder
Res judicata does not apply where removal proceedings are based on combination of previous conviction and newly arising conviction.
Immigration Jun. 3, 2010
Segura v. Holder
Alien is ineligible for relief under Immigration and Nationality Act Section 212(c) where he was erroneously admitted for permanent residence despite conviction.
Immigration May 27, 2010
Jiang v. Holder
Boyfriend of girl who underwent forcible abortion is eligible for removability relief due to persecution by China’s coercive population control.
Immigration May 24, 2010
Uppal v. Holder
Analysis of assault conviction as crime involving moral turpitude must show elements of statute meet case law definition of crime.
Immigration May 23, 2010
Rivera-Cuartas v. Holder
Conviction under Arizona Revised Statutes Section 13-1405 for sexual conduct with minor under 18-years-old does not constitute aggravated felony.
Immigration May 20, 2010
Federiso v. Holder
Death of alien son’s United States citizen mother does not make him ineligible to apply for waiver of removal proceedings.
Immigration May 19, 2010
Partap v. Holder
Unborn child is not qualifying relative for purposes of cancellation of removal.
Immigration May 11, 2010
Casares-Castellon v. Holder
BIA improperly misinterprets regulation, thereby erroneously affirming decision deeming immigrant’s timely filed application for relief abandoned.
Immigration May 5, 2010
Rendon v. Holder
Immigration judge prevents alien from fully and fairly presenting case by denying requested continuance and limiting alien’s testimony.
Immigration May 4, 2010