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Zazueta-Carrillo v. Ashcroft
Under new immigration laws, voluntary departure period begins when Board of Immigration Appeals enters its order.
Immigration Mar. 26, 2003
Guzman v. INS
Board of Immigration Appeals improperly denied petitioner's motion to remand to Immigration Court so he could apply for adjustment of status.
Immigration Mar. 24, 2003
Antonio-Martinez v. INS
Fugitive disentitlement doctrine applies to alien whose whereabouts become unknown while his petition for review of a deportation order is pending.
Immigration Mar. 24, 2003
Salta v. INS
Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion when applying evidentiary requirements of certified mail receipt to regular mail delivery.
Immigration Mar. 21, 2003
Zegarra-Gomez v. INS
Deportation subsequent to filing of habeas petition does not moot petition.
Immigration Mar. 21, 2003
Singh v. INS
Immigration board was not required to mail notice to attorney who failed to file notice of appearance on behalf of client.
Immigration Mar. 21, 2003
Vasquez-Lopez v. Ashcroft
Voluntary departure of illegal alien constituted break in continued physical presence.
Immigration Mar. 21, 2003
U.S. v. Luna-Madellaga
Defendant, convicted of unlawful re-entry of deported alien, is subject to enhancement that applies to removal made pursuant to reinstated order.
Immigration Mar. 21, 2003
U.S. v. Lopez-Garcia
Sentencing enhancement was wrongly imposed upon alien smuggler who was found to have recklessly created substantial risk of danger to another.
Immigration Mar. 21, 2003
U.S. v. U.S. District Court (Chavez-Orozco)
Jury may not consider whether withdrawn citizenship application would qualify alien as 'U.S. national.'
Immigration Mar. 21, 2003
Valencia-Fragoso v. INS
Alien who appeared late for hearing cannot challenge removal order.
Immigration Mar. 18, 2003
Li v. Ashcroft
Chinese immigrant, alleging persecution for resisting coercive family planning practices, is not entitled to asylum nor withholding of removal.
Immigration Feb. 18, 2003
Chang v. INS
Legal permanent resident who tried to cash counterfeit check was not removable as aggravated felon.
Immigration Jan. 15, 2003
Ison v. INS
Alien is permitted to make simultaneous filing of petition for immigrant visa and application for adjustment of status.
Immigration Jan. 15, 2003
U.S. v. Gonzalez-Torres
Alien who was under constant surveillance by border patrol agents is not guilty of illegal entry.
Immigration Jan. 15, 2003
Espejo v. INS
Alien who fraudulently obtained exchange visa is still subject to visa's foreign residency requirement.
Immigration Jan. 15, 2003
Cano-Merida v. INS
Asylum petitioner was denied due process by Immigration Judge's failure to give him a meaningful opportunity to present his case.
Immigration Jan. 15, 2003
Doan v. INS
Bond requirement as condition of release is permitted where statute authorizing terms of supervision does not exclude such condition.
Immigration Jan. 14, 2003
Dobrota v. INS
INS arbitrarily denied motion to appeal deportation hearing where notice efforts were not reasonably calculated to reach appellant.
Immigration Jan. 14, 2003
U.S. v. Hovsepian
Court improperly expunged terrorist convictions of resident aliens seeking naturalization.
Immigration Dec. 15, 2002
INS v. Ventura
Court of appeals should have remanded immigration case to Board of Immigration Appeals to consider changed circumstances of Guatemala.
Immigration Dec. 10, 2002
Ventura v. INS
Petitioner is entitled to withholding of deportation and is eligible for asylum because INS failed to rebut presumption of fear of future persecution.
Immigration Dec. 9, 2002
Servin-Espinoza v. Ashcroft
Immigration policy that provided discretionary relief to excludable aliens but not deportable aliens violated equal protection requirement.
Immigration Nov. 12, 2002
U.S. v. Velasco-Medina
Alien is guilty of illegal reentry after deportation despite defect in indictment.
Immigration Nov. 12, 2002
Abassi v. INS
When pro se litigant refers in motion to 'recent Country Reports,' Board of Immigration Appeals must consider most recent relevant country condition profile.
Immigration Nov. 12, 2002
Ekimian v. INS
Circuit court lacks jurisdiction to review Board of Immigration Appeal's decision not to reopen proceeding sua sponte.
Immigration Nov. 10, 2002
U.S. v. Leos-Maldonado
Defective indictment that failed to allege specific intent to enter without authorization is not prejudicial.
Immigration Oct. 29, 2002
Pazcoguin v. Radcliffe
Citizen of Philippines who admitted essential elements of controlled substance violation is excludable from United States.
Immigration Oct. 25, 2002
Fajardo v. INS
Limitation period of 180 days for filing motions to reopen absentia deportation proceedings based on 'exceptional circumstances' is tolled.
Immigration Oct. 16, 2002
Casas-Chavez v. INS
Specificity requirement is satisfied despite alien's failure to file brief as long as sufficient notice is conveyed to Board of Immigration Appeals.
Immigration Oct. 16, 2002