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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
07-71198	Paulo v. Holder Immigration judge is precluded from determining petitioner is ineligible for relief under Immigration and Nationality Act where district court previously determined eligibility.	Immigration			May 5, 2011
08-72849	Liu v. Holder Adverse credibility finding based on date discrepancy and failure to mention element central to asylum claim does not necessarily support frivolous finding.	Immigration			May 4, 2011
05-70722	Singh v. Holder Asylum application is properly denied when basis of petitioner’s asylum claim was based on admitted falsehoods, supporting adverse credibility determination.	Immigration			May 4, 2011
07-72340	Zamanov v. Holder Additional incidents described in supplemental declaration materially alter asylum applicant's account of persecution, casting doubt on credibility.	Immigration			May 2, 2011
07-70118	Perez-Mejia v. Holder Government is relieved of burden of offering further evidence to prove removability because alien admitted conviction and conceded removability at pleading stage.	Immigration			Apr. 21, 2011
07-16988	Singh v. Napolitano Petitioner seeking habeas relief must bring issue of ineffective assistance of counsel to Board of Immigration Appeals to exhaust administrative remedies.	Immigration			Apr. 18, 2011
08-70343	Castro-Martinez v. Holder Petitioner fails to demonstrate ‘past persecution’ for purposes of asylum based on childhood sexual abuse because private actors inflicted attack.	Immigration			Apr. 17, 2011
09-72603	Garfias-Rodriguez v. Holder Recidivists who enter U.S. multiple times without inspection are ineligible for adjustment of status even under limited exemption from general rule.	Immigration			Apr. 11, 2011
08-74452	Reyes-Torres v. Holder BIA errs in dismissing motion to reopen filed after petitioner had been removed because ‘departure bar’ does not preclude review.	Immigration			Apr. 7, 2011
10-70913	Gonzalez-Medina v. Holder Asylum application is denied because one-year filing deadline does not violate Equal Protection and domestic abuse in U.S. is not ‘past persecution.’	Immigration			Apr. 7, 2011
05-75936	Vukmirovic v. Holder 'Exceptional circumstances' safe harbor for alien removed in absentia does not apply where he failed to inform government about address change.	Immigration			Apr. 6, 2011
08-71618	Vahora v. Holder Alien demonstrates 'changed circumstances' sufficient to excuse late filing of asylum application although he had experienced violence prior to his entry.	Immigration			Apr. 5, 2011
09-71636	Leiva-Perez v. Holder Stay of removal is proper where petitioner shows irreparable harm would be probable upon removal and strong likelihood of success on merits of his petition.	Immigration			Apr. 3, 2011
09-72766	Jimenez-Juarez v. Holder Petitioner is deportable based on state felony conviction for child molestation in third degree, which constitutes crime of child abuse.	Immigration			Mar. 31, 2011
10-15715	Singh v. Holder Government must prove by clear and convincing evidence that continued detention of alien is justified at bond hearing.	Immigration			Mar. 31, 2011
09-73682	Saucedo-Arevalo v. Holder For purposes of cancellation of removal, petitioner must satisfy 10-year continuous physical presence requirement and cannot impute physical presence of mother.	Immigration			Mar. 30, 2011
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			Mar. 28, 2011
09-70136	Abufayad v. Holder Visa holder is inadmissible for being likely to engage in terrorist activity based on jihadist materials on computer, connections, and background.	Immigration			Mar. 28, 2011
08-71636	Pascua v. Holder Petitioner may seek discretionary relief from deportation pursuant to statute that was later repealed because deportation proceeding began before passage of new statute.	Immigration			Mar. 24, 2011
09-70107	Bingham v. Holder Alien admitted under terms of Visa Waiver Program may not challenge action for removal where alien knowingly waived his right to contest removal upon entry.	Immigration			Mar. 24, 2011
07-71195	Ali v. Holder Government must make individualized determination of how changed country conditions impacted alien’s specific harms to rebut presumption of fear of future persecution.	Immigration			Mar. 21, 2011
06-75778	Martinez-Medina v. Holder Local deputy sheriff does not egregiously violate Fourth Amendment rights by detaining Mexican nationals who offer information of their illegal presence.	Immigration			Mar. 14, 2011
09-56774	Diouf v. Napolitano Alien subject to prolonged detention while challenging removal order is entitled to bond hearing to determine dangerousness or flight risk justifying detention.	Immigration			Mar. 8, 2011
05-72412	Gallegos-Vasquez v. Holder Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act does not apply retroactively to deny relief to aliens with settled expectation of relief under INA Section 212(c).	Immigration			Mar. 2, 2011
08-72849	Lui v. Holder Adverse credibility finding based on date discrepancy and failure to mention element central to asylum claim does not necessarily support frivolous finding.	Immigration			Feb. 24, 2011
10-50096	U.S. v. Hernandez-Guerrero Court properly calculates sentencing based on defendant’s illegal reentry date following deportation, rather than arrest date, as date crime commenced.	Immigration			Feb. 24, 2011
09-70136	Abufayad v. Holder Visa holder is inadmissible for being likely to engage in terrorist activity based on jihadist materials on computer, connections, and background.	Immigration			Feb. 17, 2011
10-70128	Lopez-Birrueta v. Holder Parent of formerly abused children qualifies for cancellation of removal after demonstrating that children's father beat children while they lived together.	Immigration			Feb. 15, 2011
06-73086	Hernandez-Mancilla v. Holder Alien is ineligible for cancellation of removal where he had not maintained continuous presence in U.S. for 10 years and immigration procedures did not cause delay.	Immigration			Feb. 11, 2011
05-77397	Malilia v. Holder Immigration judge errs in denying petitioner’s request for continuance on ground of administrative delay where delay was not attributable to petitioner.	Immigration			Feb. 4, 2011