| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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08-71315
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Ren v. Holder
Alien is not entitled to relief due to lack of corroborative evidence despite impermissible adverse credibility determination based on trivial inconsistencies and mischaracterizations. |
Immigration |
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Aug. 22, 2011 | |
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06-73369
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Pinto v. Holder
BIA decision denying relief from removal but remanding case for voluntary departure proceedings remains reviewable as final order of removal. |
Immigration |
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Aug. 15, 2011 | |
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06-73345
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Soriano-Vino v. Holder
Information obtained from permanent residency card, and not application for Special Agricultural Workers program, does not violate confidentiality provision under program. |
Immigration |
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Aug. 11, 2011 | |
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09-17495
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Leonardo v. Crawford
Petitioner alleging prolonged immigration detention must exhaust administrative remedies by appealing to BIA following ‘Casas’ hearing, before seeking habeas review. |
Immigration |
|
Aug. 4, 2011 | |
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07-70500
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Singh v. Holder
Petitioner's counsel renders ineffective assistance, which prejudiced petitioner, by deciding to file motion to remand, instead of seeking stay of voluntary departure. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 22, 2011 | |
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09-72060
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Rodriguez-Valencia v. Holder
Conviction for unauthorized imitation of trademarks constitutes ‘aggravated felony’ as offense relating to counterfeiting for removal purposes. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 22, 2011 | |
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06-73335
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Viridiana v. Holder
Asylum application filed three months after deadline due to fraud by immigration consultant warrants statutory tolling of deadline. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 20, 2011 | |
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05-74350
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Nunez-Reyes v. Holder
State-court conviction for simple drug possession, which was later expunged, constitutes ‘conviction’ for federal immigration purposes. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 15, 2011 | |
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06-70635
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Gomez-Granillo v. Holder
Immigration judge may consider all evidence known, and make credibility determination of alien’s testimony, to support reasonable belief that alien was drug trafficker. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 15, 2011 | |
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09-70240
|
Hu v. Holder
BIA errs in finding asylum-seeker’s past mistreatment was not based on protected ground when abuse was motivated by political opinion imputed on him by police. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 15, 2011 | |
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08-73805
|
Hernandez-Cruz v. Holder
Second-degree commercial burglary convictions are not aggravated felonies, and therefore are not grounds for removal. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 11, 2011 | |
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07-70114
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Perez-Ramirez v. Holder
Asylum applicant qualifies as whistleblower where he was retaliated against for reporting corruption, regardless of whether corruption was exposed to outside agency. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 11, 2011 | |
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07-70730
|
Planes v. Holder
Petitioner is removable due to convictions for two crimes involving moral turpitude, although district court had not yet issued decision regarding sentence on remand. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 6, 2011 | |
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08-72102
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Ramirez-Villalpando v. Holder
Alien who commits grand theft of property categorically commits aggravated felony, which subjects him to removal. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 5, 2011 | |
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06-73982
|
Avagyan v. Holder
Petitioner is entitled to equitable tolling of adjustment of status claim where delay in seeking adjustment was reasonable based on attorney’s advice. |
Immigration |
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Jul. 5, 2011 | |
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07-72719
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Antonyan v. Holder
BIA errs in failing to find nexus between asylum-seeker’s mistreatment and whistle-blowing efforts as protected political opinion. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 29, 2011 | |
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07-74047
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Pagayon v. Holder
Immigration judge may consider alien’s admissions, corroborated by specified set of conviction record documents, as evidence of removability. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 26, 2011 | |
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08-74371
|
Gil v. Holder
State conviction for ‘carrying weapon concealed within vehicle’ is properly deemed ‘firearms offense’ rendering defendant ineligible for cancellation of removal. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 22, 2011 | |
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09-72059
|
Carrillo de Palacios v. Holder
Applicant is inadmissible because she returned to U.S. following one-year period of unlawful presence although one-year period occurred before statute's effective date. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 21, 2011 | |
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08-70434
|
Singh v. Holder
Asylum applicant is not required to provide evidence to corroborate testimony that he filed application within one year after arrival in U.S. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 19, 2011 | |
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06-74547
|
Singh v. Holder
Spouse’s lie to immigration authorities is sufficient basis for adverse credibility finding, which is attributable to both spouses. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 9, 2011 | |
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08-71427
|
Vasquez de Alcantar v. Holder
Petitioner fails to meet continuous residence requirement for cancellation of removal because admission status is achieved only after legal permanent residency is granted. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 6, 2011 | |
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08-72252
|
Guevara v. Holder
Employment authorization issued to undocumented alien pending his status adjustment does not grant ‘admittance in any status’ to qualify for cancellation of removal. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 6, 2011 | |
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09-71597
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Ixcot v. Holder
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act cannot be applied retroactively to alien who submitted asylum application before its enactment. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 2, 2011 | |
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07-71806
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Irigoyen-Briones v. Holder
Board of Immigration of Appeals errs in rejecting petitioner’s appeal, which was filed one day after deadline, where deadline was not jurisdictional. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 1, 2011 | |
|
09-115
|
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Whiting
Federal law does not preempt Arizona law, which requires suspension of business licenses of employers who knowingly employ unauthorized aliens. |
Immigration |
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May 27, 2011 | |
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08-71868
|
Ayala v. Holder
Former military officer must show persecution based on membership in group, not individual threat based on particular incident, to establish asylum eligibility. |
Immigration |
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May 20, 2011 | |
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09-72954
|
Hoang v. Holder
State misdemeanor conviction for rendering criminal assistance is not crime related to obstruction of justice constituting aggravated felony. |
Immigration |
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May 18, 2011 | |
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09-17495
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Leonardo v. Crawford
Petitioner alleging prolonged immigration detention must exhaust administrative remedies by appealing to BIA following ‘Casas’ hearing, before seeking habeas review. |
Immigration |
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May 16, 2011 | |
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07-71988
|
Pannu v. Holder
BIA must reconsider whether failure to register as sex offender constitutes crime of moral turpitude under definition including scienter. |
Immigration |
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May 12, 2011 |
