| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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05-70027
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Im v. Gonzales
IJ errs in finding former Cambodian prison guard's actions constituted assistance in persecution, in barring asylum relief and withholding of removal. |
Immigration |
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Aug. 13, 2007 | |
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05-74132
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Hernandez de Anderson v. Gonzales
BIA errs in holding IIRIRA's repeal of suspension of deportation was not impermissibly retroactive as applied to petitioner. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 9, 2007 | |
|
04-71509
|
Hernandez-Ortiz v. Gonzales
Immigration judge errs in denying requests for asylum and withholding of removal in case of brothers whose lives were disrupted by Guatemalan army. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 8, 2007 | |
|
04-73343
|
Vargas-Hernandez v. Gonzales
Voluntary manslaughter conviction makes defendant removable as an aggravated felon, despite being 16 years of age when offense was committed. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 5, 2007 | |
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05-74378
|
Morgan v. Gonzales
Petitioner is properly deported where he failed to show he was promised permanent residence in exchange for cooperation in drug case. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 26, 2007 | |
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05-50777
|
U.S. v. Figueroa-Ocampo
Previously deported alien’s sentence is improperly enhanced because simple possession of controlled substance does not qualify as felony under Controlled Substances Act. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 24, 2007 | |
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03-74587
|
Muradin v. Gonzales
Armenian native is eligible for CAT relief where testimony shows he was tortured by Armenian military and likely faced torture upon return. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 23, 2007 | |
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04-72701
|
Singh v. Gonzales
Petition for review is granted in asylum case where petitioner claims he did not receive Board of Immigration Appeals' notice of decision. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 19, 2007 | |
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05-70496
|
Hadera v. Gonzales
Immigration judge incorrectly determines Ethiopia to be country of removal for man who was born in Italy and never set foot in Ethiopia. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 18, 2007 | |
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05-76201
|
Abebe v. Gonzales
Permanent resident is ineligible for discretionary relief from removal where basis of deportability lacked a comparable ground of inadmissibility. |
Immigration |
|
Jul. 10, 2007 | |
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05-55933
|
Singh v. Gonzales
Indian citizen is properly denied petition for writ of habeas corpus for failure to timely file motion to reopen, and for lack of due diligence. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 25, 2007 | |
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05-55933
|
Singh v. Gonzales
Indian citizen is properly denied petition for writ of habeas corpus for failure to timely file motion to reopen, and for lack of due diligence. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 25, 2007 | |
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05-70298
|
Goel v. Gonzales
Polygraph evidence which could have been obtained prior to hearing does not provide adequate basis for motion to reopen. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 24, 2007 | |
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05-75376
|
Moreno-Morante v. Gonzales
Petitioner's grandchildren do not satisfy statutory definition of 'child' for purposes of cancellation of removal. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 24, 2007 | |
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05-70298
|
Goel v. Gonzales
Polygraph evidence which could have been obtained prior to hearing does not provide adequate basis for motion to reopen. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 22, 2007 | |
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05-75376
|
Moreno-Morante v. Gonzales
Petitioner's grandchildren do not satisfy statutory definition of 'child' for purposes of cancellation of removal. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 22, 2007 | |
|
05-71803
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Reynoso-Cisneros v. Gonzales
Board of Immigration Appeals errs in determining it lacked jurisdiction over deportee's motion to reopen exclusion proceedings. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 15, 2007 | |
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03-74390
|
Singh v. Gonzales
Immigration judge errs in using inference alone to deny asylum to Sikh citizen of India who claimed to have suffered political persecution. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 15, 2007 | |
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05-71803
|
Reynoso-Cisneros v. Gonzales
Board of Immigration Appeals errs in determining it lacked jurisdiction over deportee's motion to reopen exclusion proceedings. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
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03-74390
|
Singh v. Gonzales
Immigration judge errs in using inference alone to deny asylum to Sikh citizen of India who claimed to have suffered political persecution. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
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06-55774
|
Abdala v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Somali's habeas petition challenging length but not lawfulness of pre-deportation detainment is rendered moot by his removal from United States. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 8, 2007 | |
|
05-50501
|
U.S. v. Narvaez-Gomez
Conviction for illegal entry after removal affirmed where agents do not employ two-step interrogation to elicit admission of former deportation. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 8, 2007 | |
|
06-55774
|
Abdala v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Somali's habeas petition challenging length but not lawfulness of pre-deportation detainment is rendered moot by his removal from United States. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 8, 2007 | |
|
05-50501
|
U.S. v. Narvaez-Gomez
Conviction for illegal entry after removal affirmed where agents do not employ two-step interrogation to elicit admission of former deportation. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 8, 2007 | |
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04-70804
|
Tang v. Gonzales
Woman who underwent forced abortion in China is found to be eligible for asylum and is statutorily entitled to withholding of removal. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 8, 2007 | |
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04-70804
|
Tang v. Gonzales
Woman who underwent forced abortion in China is found to be eligible for asylum and is statutorily entitled to withholding of removal. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 7, 2007 | |
|
04-70765
|
Landin-Zavala v. Gonzales
Application for cancellation of removal is properly denied where continuous physical presence does not accrue after formal exclusion order. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 5, 2007 | |
|
04-71335
|
Kharana v. Gonzales
Lawful U.S. permanent resident's offense of fraudulently appropriating more than $10,000, qualifies as aggravated felony under INA. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 5, 2007 | |
|
03-74661
|
Covarrubias v. Gonzales
Asylum petitioner who admitted to helping brother unlawfully enter United States is barred from showing good moral character in deportation proceeding. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 5, 2007 | |
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03-74661
|
Covarrubias v. Gonzales
Asylum petitioner who admitted to helping brother unlawfully enter United States is barred from showing good moral character in deportation proceeding. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 5, 2007 |
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