Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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06-70219
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Nunez v. Holder
Indecent exposure is not necessarily crime of moral turpitude that would prohibit alien from applying for cancellation of removal. |
Immigration |
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Feb. 11, 2010 | |
07-70240
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Aguilar-Ramos v. Holder
Under Convention Against Torture, BIA must consider country’s conditions in determining whether petitioner would be tortured if removed. |
Immigration |
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Feb. 5, 2010 | |
08-72492
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Corona-Mendez v. Holder
Waiver of deportability for fraud under Immigration and Naturalization Act is unavailable for person who is inadmissible on additional grounds. |
Immigration |
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Feb. 4, 2010 | |
07-70640
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Esquivel-Garcia v. Holder
Denial of application for cancellation of removal is improper where record did not identify controlled substance involved in petitioner's conviction. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 29, 2010 | |
04-74313
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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 |
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Jan. 28, 2010 | |
08-73295
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Velasco-Cervantes v. Holder
Government material witnesses do not constitute particular social group for purposes of asylum. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 28, 2010 | |
03-74666
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Anaya-Ortiz v. Holder
Alien’s drunk driving conviction is ‘particularly serious crime’ that prohibits withholding of his removal. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 26, 2010 | |
08-911
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Kucana v. Holder
Appeals Court has jurisdiction to review Board of Immigration Appeals’ denial of alien’s motion to reopen removal proceedings. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 21, 2010 | |
05-77080
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Coyt v. Holder
Board of Immigration Appeals may not deem motion to reopen withdrawn where government removes alien prior to ruling on motion. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 21, 2010 | |
06-17252
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Hassan v. Chertoff
Court lacks jurisdiction to review government actions challenged by plaintiff denied admission to United States. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 20, 2010 | |
05-72416
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Baghdasaryan v. Holder
Board of Immigration Appeals improperly finds alien ineligible for asylum where alien showed that he suffered mistreatment after opposing government corruption. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 14, 2010 | |
06-71945
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Hernandez-Aguilar v. Holder
Alien's conviction for selling controlled substance in violation of California Health and Safety Code Section 11379(a) categorically qualifies him for removal. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 13, 2010 | |
07-71492
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Robleto-Pastora v. Holder
Asylum and withholding of removal denied where alien possesses first degree forgery conviction and fails to establish any persecution by Nicaraguan government. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 12, 2010 | |
07-73792
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Singh v. Holder
Conditional permanent resident is properly denied extreme economic hardship waiver of joint petition requirement for permanent residence. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 11, 2010 | |
04-74855
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Retuta v. Holder
For purposes of removal, definition of 'conviction' under Immigration and Nationality Act excludes suspended non-incarceratory punishments. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 8, 2010 | |
05-74392
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Vasquez-Hernandez v. Holder
Alien convicted of domestic abuse cannot apply petty offense exception to crime and is thus ineligible for cancellation of removal. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 7, 2010 | |
08-74751
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Shrestha v. Holder
Adverse credibility determinations under REAL ID Act still require immigration judges to provide specific reasons for determinations. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 6, 2010 | |
05-71006
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Taslimi v. Holder
Alien who filed for asylum over one year after entry is eligible for asylum where delay between religious conversion and filing was reasonable. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 5, 2010 | |
08-56156
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Rodriguez v. Hayes
Class action claim that continued detention occurred without bond hearing based on three statutes warrants class certification. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 5, 2010 | |
04-74868
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Halim v. Holder
Limited accounts of past discrimination are not enough to constitute persecution for purposes of granting petitioner asylum. |
Immigration |
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Dec. 31, 2009 | |
05-72267
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Hamazaspyan v. Holder
In absentia removal order is invalid where government sent notice by mail to alien’s address and counsel had filed notice of appearance. |
Immigration |
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Dec. 22, 2009 | |
08-71168
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Aden v. Holder
Immigration judge may weigh apparently credible testimony with other evidence in determining whether asylum applicant has shown that uncorroborated testimony is sufficient. |
Immigration |
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Dec. 21, 2009 | |
05-70929
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Pelayo-Garcia v. Holder
Offense of unlawful sexual intercourse with minor under California Penal Code Section 261.5(d) is not aggravated felony for purposes of deportation. |
Immigration |
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Dec. 15, 2009 | |
08-71227
|
Lin v. Holder
Petitioner who failed to prove change in Chinese sterilization policy is not entitled to reopening of asylum application. |
Immigration |
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Dec. 3, 2009 | |
06-70301
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Rendon v. Holder
Immigration judge prevents alien from fully and fairly presenting case by denying requested continuance and limiting alien’s testimony. |
Immigration |
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Dec. 2, 2009 | |
05-72179
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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 |
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Dec. 1, 2009 | |
06-71945
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Hernandez-Aguilar v. Holder
Alien's conviction for selling controlled substance in violation of California Health and Safety Code Section 11379(a) categorically qualifies him for removal. |
Immigration |
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Nov. 26, 2009 | |
08-72133
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Bermudez v. Holder
Alien's conviction for possession of drug paraphernalia 'relates to controlled substance' such that he is deportable as matter of law. |
Immigration |
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Nov. 10, 2009 | |
05-72258
|
Turcios v. Holder
BIA's denial of motion to reconsider alien’s untimely appeal does not fall under appellate court’s judicial review jurisdiction. |
Immigration |
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Sep. 30, 2009 | |
06-73451
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Aguilar-Turcios v. Holder
Alien admitting to possession of child pornography is not subject to removal where possession was not necessary element of crime of conviction. |
Immigration |
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Sep. 30, 2009 |