| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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00-70238
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Finau v. INS
Immigration law providing discretionary relief to otherwise-barred aliens seeking entry or adjustment of status does not violate equal protection. |
Immigration |
|
Dec. 13, 2001 | |
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00-50719
|
U.S. v. Castellanos-Garcia
'Lack of official restraint' found where officer with no prior knowledge of alien's presence encounters alien for first time. |
Immigration |
|
Dec. 13, 2001 | |
|
00-1392
|
U.S. v. Chavez
Order |
Immigration |
|
Dec. 12, 2001 | |
|
99-71308 9
|
Mohamed Al-Saher v. INS
Based on sustained beatings, petitioner is entitled to withholding of removal under the United Nations Convention Against Torture. |
Immigration |
|
Dec. 11, 2001 | |
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00-16073
|
Baeta v. Sonchik
Immigrant ordered removed following criminal conviction failed to raise evidence of U.S. citizenship. |
Immigration |
|
Dec. 10, 2001 | |
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00-10534
|
U.S. v. Maria-Gonzalez
Alien properly received increased sentence for aggravated felony that occurred prior to enactment of sentencing law. |
Immigration |
|
Dec. 6, 2001 | |
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00-70429
|
Popova v. INS
Asylum eligibility is proper upon showing that persecution to life and freedom will resume if Bulgarian alien is deported. |
Immigration |
|
Dec. 3, 2001 | |
|
97-71038
|
Dillingham v. INS
INS violated alien's right to equal protection by refusing to recognize British expungement of drug possession offense. |
Immigration |
|
Nov. 29, 2001 | |
|
01-213
|
Opinion of Lockyer
Duties of local law enforcement under federal immigration laws are clarified. |
Immigration |
|
Nov. 23, 2001 | |
|
00-70478
|
Chen v. INS
Immigrant may be eligible for asylum based on opposition to Chinese marriage and family planning laws. |
Immigration |
|
Nov. 19, 2001 | |
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99-71038
|
Gallo-Alvarez v. Ashcroft
INS may reinstate a deportation order after alien was granted voluntary departure in lieu of deportation. |
Immigration |
|
Nov. 19, 2001 | |
|
99-71591
|
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 | |
|
00-10346
|
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 | |
|
00-70096
|
Murillo-Espinoza v. INS
Legal resident is deportable for having committed aggravated felony despite having conviction vacated. |
Immigration |
|
Oct. 19, 2001 | |
|
99-71017
|
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 | |
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99-35976
|
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 | |
|
99-70251
|
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 | |
|
97-35814
|
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 | |
|
99-1379
|
Sierra v. INS
No due process violation when parole hearing withdrawn for excludable alien. |
Immigration |
|
Oct. 7, 2001 | |
|
99SC384
|
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 | |
|
01-4045
|
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 | |
|
01-0055
|
Kurti v. Maricopa County
State law that denies non-emergency medical care to legal permanent residents is unconstitutional. |
Immigration |
|
Sep. 25, 2001 | |
|
99-70044
|
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 | |
|
99-70565
|
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 | |
|
00-9516
|
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 | |
|
99-35976
|
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 | |
|
98-71087
|
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 | |
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99-70981
|
Ocampo-Duran v. Ashcroft
Immigrant who committed felony is deportable despite not having been legally admitted into U.S. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 30, 2001 | |
|
99-70739
|
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 | |
|
99-70274
|
Andreiu v. Ashcroft
Courts may stay deportation of asylum seekers while their petitions are pending review by courts. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 23, 2001 |
