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Kim v. Holder
South Korean immigrants who received fraudulent green cards through former INS officer’s criminal conspiracy are not entitled to waivers of inadmissibility.
Immigration May 4, 2010
Nunez-Reyes v. Holder
Expunged state conviction for being under influence of methamphetamine may not be treated as 'conviction' for immigration purposes.
Immigration Apr. 26, 2010
Sum v. Holder
‘Admittance’ as lawful permanent resident under Immigration and Nationality Act Section 212(h) refers to procedurally regular admission, not substantive compliance with law.
Immigration Apr. 26, 2010
Hammad v. Holder
Alien bears burden of proving that marriage to U.S. citizen was legitimate where spouse withdrew support from petition to remove conditional status.
Immigration Apr. 23, 2010
Vasquez v. Holder
Removal of conditional permanent resident, whose status was revoked due to marriage fraud, may be waived if resident has U.S citizen relative.
Immigration Apr. 20, 2010
Singh v. Holder
Immigration judge does not err in barring asylum application as untimely where alien did not provide corroborating evidence of date of entry.
Immigration Apr. 20, 2010
Eneh v. Holder
Immigration judge errs by failing to fully consider whether Nigerian petitioner with AIDS would be intentionally singled out for mistreatment.
Immigration Apr. 16, 2010
Joseph v. Holder
Immigration judge may not use notes from unrecorded bond hearing in determining that petitioner is not credible in removal hearing.
Immigration Apr. 15, 2010
Lopez-Jacuinde v. Holder
‘Aggravated felony’ subjecting defendant to removal, includes illicit trafficking of controlled substance offense, and does not require use of firearm.
Immigration Apr. 13, 2010
Mutuku v. Holder
Immigration judge improperly finds that petitioner no longer had well-founded fear of returning to Kenya because conditions were less dangerous for Democratic Party members.
Immigration Apr. 12, 2010
Ramirez-Villalpando v. Holder
Alien who commits grand theft of property categorically commits aggravated felony, which subjects him to removal.
Immigration Apr. 12, 2010
Delgado-Ortiz v. Holder
‘Returning Mexicans from United States’ do not qualify as particular, narrow social group qualifying for asylum.
Immigration Apr. 8, 2010
Morales-Izquierdo v. Dept. of Homeland Security
Discretionary waiver cannot cure inadmissibility of alien who is barred from readmission based on prior removal.
Immigration Apr. 5, 2010
Padilla v. Kentucky
Counsel is constitutionally deficient by failing to advise client of deportation risk associated with plea.
Immigration Apr. 1, 2010
Guerrero-Silva v. Holder
Alien’s California conviction for giving or offering to give marijuana to minor over 14-years-old qualifies as removable offense.
Immigration Apr. 1, 2010
Ledezma-Galicia v. Holder
Alien convicted of sexually abusing 10-year-old girl before Nov. 18, 1988 is not removable as alien convicted of aggravated felony.
Immigration Mar. 30, 2010
Chawla v. Holder
Court accepts petitioner's testimony as credible where immigration judge failed to articulate legitimate basis to question credibility.
Immigration Mar. 29, 2010
Lee v. Holder
Petitioner's appeal fails because immigration judge does not have authority to decide application for U visa interim relief.
Immigration Mar. 25, 2010
Tamang v. Holder
Asylum claim is untimely where petitioner failed to show ineffectiveness of counsel led to justified delay.
Immigration Mar. 16, 2010
Tijani v. Holder
Credit card fraud in violation of California Penal Code Section 532a(1) constitutes crime of moral turpitude, which makes alien removable.
Immigration Mar. 11, 2010
Najmabadi v. Holder
Motion to reopen removal proceedings based on changed conditions in Iran is denied where petitioner failed to introduce previously unavailable, material evidence.
Immigration Mar. 9, 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 Mar. 9, 2010
S-Yong v. Holder
Removal order reversed where immigration judge relied on alien's admissions to establish fact of previous conviction.
Immigration Mar. 9, 2010
U.S. v. Arias-Ordonez
Alien’s due process rights are violated when order to appear for removal proceedings falsely stated no administrative relief was available to him.
Immigration Mar. 8, 2010
Lanuza v. Holder
Court declines to review decision to pretermit applications for cancellation of removal under Section 203 of Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act.
Immigration Mar. 7, 2010
Kazarian v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Alien cannot receive visa for ‘extraordinary ability’ when he provided two examples of extraordinary accomplishments, rather than statutory requirement of three.
Immigration Mar. 4, 2010
Rice v. Holder
Nonpermanent resident’s expunged state conviction for using or being under influence of controlled substance does not prohibit his seeking cancellation of removal.
Immigration Mar. 1, 2010
Alvarez-Reynaga v. Holder
California conviction for receipt of stolen vehicle constitutes aggravated felony, but does not qualify as crime involving moral turpitude.
Immigration Feb. 21, 2010
Kin v. Holder
Aliens are properly denied asylum relief when their testimony as to arrest in Cambodia conflicted with that of Cambodian senator.
Immigration Feb. 18, 2010
Zetino v. Holder
Court lacks jurisdiction to review discretionary decision of BIA without sufficiently meaningful standard to determine abuse of discretion.
Immigration Feb. 18, 2010