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Gallo-Alvarez v. Ashcroft
INS may reinstate a deportation order after alien was granted voluntary departure in lieu of deportation.
Immigration Nov. 19, 2001
Valderrama v. INS
Board of Immigration Appeals finding that petitioner's testimony at deportation hearing isn't credible is supported by substantial evidence.
Immigration Oct. 30, 2001
U.S. v. Ramirez-Garcia
Motion to suppress evidence of illegal re-entry was properly denied and prior conviction was correctly considered for sentence enhancement.
Immigration Oct. 21, 2001
Murillo-Espinoza v. INS
Legal resident is deportable for having committed aggravated felony despite having conviction vacated.
Immigration Oct. 19, 2001
Zavaleta-Gallegos v. INS
Federal court lacks jurisdiction to review final order of removal for alien convicted of enumerated criminal offense.
Immigration Oct. 19, 2001
Ho Ma v. Reno
Where it is foreseeable that alien will not be sent back to native homeland, government is precluded from detaining alien beyond statutory removal period.
Immigration Oct. 15, 2001
Lopez-Chavez v. INS
Properly authenticated WR-424 interview form is admissible in deportation hearing to prove its contents to same extent as Form I-213.
Immigration Oct. 8, 2001
Li v. Eddy
Pursuant to federal statute's limitations on judicial review of expedited removal orders, court lacks authority to review merits of petitioner's habeas claim.
Immigration Oct. 8, 2001
Sierra v. INS
No due process violation when parole hearing withdrawn for excludable alien.
Immigration Oct. 7, 2001
People v. Antonio-Antimo
Plea agreement in state court that includes invalid order of deportation may stand if illegal sentence is not integral and deleted.
Immigration Oct. 2, 2001
U.S. v. Vazquez-Flores
Receipt of stolen property included as theft offense for purpose of enhancing sentence of defendant convicted of illegal reentry after deportation.
Immigration Sep. 25, 2001
Kurti v. Maricopa County
State law that denies non-emergency medical care to legal permanent residents is unconstitutional.
Immigration Sep. 25, 2001
Sanchez-Cruz v. INS
Appeals court is barred from reviewing claim of bias by immigration judge because petitioner failed to exhaust claim before Board of Immigation Appeals.
Immigration Sep. 18, 2001
Hughes v. Ashcroft
Since petitioner was neither born in United States nor applied for citizenship, he did not qualify as noncitizen national.
Immigration Sep. 18, 2001
Woldemeskel v. INS
Asylum denied to Ethiopian citizen because she failed to demonstrate past persecution or well-founded fear of future persecution.
Immigration Sep. 17, 2001
Ma v. Ashcroft
Alien detained for more than six months must be released because there is no reasonable likelihood that home country will accept him.
Immigration Sep. 17, 2001
Lal v. INS
Immigrants who suffered past persecution in home country are granted asylum under humanitarian exception where they have well-founded fear of future persecution.
Immigration Sep. 10, 2001
Ocampo-Duran v. Ashcroft
Immigrant who committed felony is deportable despite not having been legally admitted into U.S.
Immigration Aug. 30, 2001
Ochave v. INS
Immigrant failed to establish past persecution as grounds for asylum where rape immigrant suffered was not politically-motivated.
Immigration Aug. 24, 2001
Andreiu v. Ashcroft
Courts may stay deportation of asylum seekers while their petitions are pending review by courts.
Immigration Aug. 23, 2001
Kamalthas v. INS
Immigrant who is ineligible for political asylum may still seek relief based on allegations of torture in home country.
Immigration Jul. 25, 2001
U.S. v. Pernillo-Fuentes
Indictment charging attempted illegal re-entry into United States after deportation must allege specific intent.
Immigration Jul. 24, 2001
Noh v. INS
Immigrant has no grounds to challenge denial of entry imposed by official acting as delegate of Secretary of State.
Immigration Jul. 18, 2001
Kaur v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Immigration judge erred by refusing immigrants' request for subpoena requiring production of documentary evidence along with application for asylum.
Immigration Jul. 17, 2001
Chowdhury v. INS
Immigrant convicted of money laundering amount less than $10,000 did not commit aggravated felony for purposes of deportation.
Immigration Jul. 17, 2001
U.S. v. Reyes-Pacheco
Immigrant is guilty of illegal reentry on date he enters United States despite not being discovered for almost four years.
Immigration Jul. 17, 2001
Zadvydas v. Davis
Detention of alien ordered removed may exceed 90-day statutory limit for reasonable time, presumably six months.
Immigration Jul. 9, 2001
Calcano-Martinez v. INS
Lawful permanent residents appealing removal due to convictions for aggravated felonies may pursue their habeas petitions through Section 2241 action.
Immigration Jul. 2, 2001
INS v. St. Cyr
U.S. resident who was convicted of deportable crime prior to enactment of immigration law may seek relief from deportation.
Immigration Jul. 2, 2001
Rodas-Mendoza v. INS
Petitioner not eligible for asylum because she did not demonstrate objectively reasonable fear of future persecution.
Immigration Jun. 28, 2001