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Ramos-Barrios v. Holder
Father's physical presence cannot be imputed to son for purposes of relief under Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act. 		Immigration Jun. 29, 2009
Soriano v. Holder
Governments informants do not form 'particular social group' eligible for asylum. 		Immigration Jun. 29, 2009
U.S. v. Garcia-Hernandez
Indictment sufficiently charges alien with illegal reentry after he was ordered removed subsequent to felony conviction. 		Immigration Jun. 26, 2009
Ahmed v. Holder
Immigration judge errs in denying request for continuance of removal proceedings where appeal of denial of visa application was pending. 		Immigration Jun. 25, 2009
U.S. v. Calderon Espinosa
'Loitering for drug activities' conviction improperly assigned one point where statute governing criminal history score excludes all types of loitering. 		Immigration Jun. 25, 2009
U.S. v. Lopez-Velasquez
Indicment based on prior deportation order where immigration judge failed to advise defendant of eligibility for relief is properly dismissed. 		Immigration Jun. 24, 2009
Brezilien v. Holder
Reversal of asylum grant exceeds scope of review where immigration judge's key factual findings were overturned or replaced. 		Immigration Jun. 19, 2009
Nijhawan v. Holder, Attorney General
Aggravated felony requirement of $10,000 loss for offenses involving fraud or deceit refers to particular circumstances of crime for immigration purposes. 		Immigration Jun. 16, 2009
U.S. v. Cruz-Perez
Imposition of sentence higher than Sentencing Guidelines range proper where alien's criminal history specified as grounds for departure. 		Immigration Jun. 11, 2009
Romero v. Holder
Alien is not barred from proving good moral character based on guilty plea for drug possession offense, which was later expunged 		Immigration Jun. 9, 2009
Torres-Chavez v. Holder
Alien's right to due process is not violated by lawyer's performance where lawyer conceded client’s alienage. 		Immigration Jun. 8, 2009
Cinapian v. Holder
Government's failure to provide asylum applicants with forensic reports violates their right to present evidence. 		Immigration Jun. 4, 2009
Morales-Garcia v. Holder
Abuse of cohabitant is not crime involving moral turpitude precluding cancellation of removal proceedings. 		Immigration Jun. 4, 2009
U.S. v. Amezcua-Vasquez
Sentence enhancement for unlawful reentry deemed substantively unreasonable where court fails to consider 'staleness' of prior convictions. 		Immigration Jun. 2, 2009
Ramos-Barrios v. Holder
Father's physical presence cannot be imputed to son for purposes of relief under Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act. 		Immigration May 27, 2009
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 May 27, 2009
Escobar v. Holder
Mother's five-years of permanent residence imputed to minor unemancipated child for cancellation of removal proceedings. 		Immigration May 27, 2009
United States v. Mendoza-Zaragoza
Refusal of alien's guilty plea for failure to admit removal dates to determine 'sentence-enhancing felony conviction' not abuse of discretion. 		Immigration May 27, 2009
U.S. v. Heron-Salinas
Conviction for assault with firearm constitutes 'crime of violence' for immigration purposes. 		Immigration May 20, 2009
Castro de Mercado v. Mukasey
Appellate court lacks jurisdiction to review immigration judge's decision holding couple's removal would not impose exceptional hardship on family. 		Immigration May 19, 2009
Negrete v. Holder
Appellate court has jurisdiction over due process claim stemming from denial of motion for cancellation of removal based on hardship. 		Immigration May 12, 2009
Brezilien v. Holder
Reversal of asylum grant exceeds scope of review where immigration judge's key factual findings were overturned or replaced. 		Immigration May 12, 2009
Alcala v. Holder
Court lacks jurisdiction to review grant of motion to dismiss removal proceedings where government intended to reinstate prior order. 		Immigration Apr. 28, 2009
U.S. v. Diaz-Argueta
Conviction for assault with firearm deemed felony absent court declaration or filing of respective application to designate offense as misdemeanor. 		Immigration Apr. 26, 2009
Nken v. Holder
Traditional factors, rather than standard within 8 U.S.C. Section 1252(f), govern court authority to stay alien's removal where judicial review is pending. 		Immigration Apr. 22, 2009
Sinha v. Holder
Incidents against Indo-Fijian on account of race satisfy 'nexus' prong of past persecution analysis. 		Immigration Apr. 21, 2009
Delgado v. Holder
Alien's asylum application remanded where convictions for driving under the influence improperly found to be 'particularly serious crimes' precluding relief. 		Immigration Apr. 20, 2009
U.S. v. Santacruz
Naturalization revoked after alien fails to disclose possession of child pornography conviction, a crime involving moral turpitude. 		Immigration Apr. 20, 2009
Ramos-Lopez v. Holder
Young men who resist recruitment into criminal gang do not constitute 'cognizable social group' for immigration purposes. 		Immigration Apr. 17, 2009
Ramirez-Altamirano v. Holder
Expunged state conviction for possession of drug paraphernalia cannot be used to prelude cancellation of removal. 		Immigration Apr. 15, 2009
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