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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
02-71311	Cheema v. INS Denial of withholding of deportation cannot be sustained where there is no evidence that aliens are danger to security of United States.	Immigration			Mar. 17, 2004
02-72176	Wang v. INS Chinese national alleging persecution and forced sterilization is not entitled to asylum.	Immigration			Mar. 11, 2004
02-71267	Arulampalam v. Ashcroft Immigration judge made improper adverse credibility finding based on his difficultiy in understanding petitioner's reponses to questions.	Immigration			Feb. 17, 2004
02-70487	Jahed v. INS Iranian citizen being blackmailed by soldier from opposing political group has established case for political asylum.	Immigration			Jan. 27, 2004
02-71997	Gonzalez v. INS Immigrant who failed to produce visa was properly denied adjustment of status.	Immigration			Jan. 6, 2004
02-70455	Lopez-Urenda v. Ashcroft Petitioner has no settled expectation that he would be placed in deportation proceedings after applying for asylum.	Immigration			Dec. 4, 2003
01-71752	Ordonez v. INS Because oral notice to petitioner regarding impact of failing to voluntarily depart was inadequate, bar to suspension of deportation is inapplicable.	Immigration			Dec. 3, 2003
01-16391	Spencer Enterprises Inc. v. United States Because decision whether to issue immigrant investor visa is not discretionary, district court has jurisdiction to review.	Immigration			Nov. 18, 2003
02-70988	Hernandez v. Ashcroft Because abusive husband's acts of contrition, as part of cycle of violence, occurred in United States, petitioner suffered extreme cruelty in United States.	Immigration			Nov. 18, 2003
02-70317	Lara-Chacon v. Ashcroft Immigration judge erred by relying solely on presentence report to determine alien committed deportable offense.	Immigration			Nov. 18, 2003
01-50376	U.S. v. Ubaldo-Figueroa Alien challenging his removal order made plausible claim that new immigration laws may not be applied retroactively.	Immigration			Nov. 6, 2003
02-70526	Reyes-Melendez v. INS Immigration judge failed to give alien full and fair hearing due to bias.	Immigration			Oct. 22, 2003
02-50260	U.S. v. Gonzalez-Valerio Defendant wasn't prejudiced by immigration judge's statement that defendant was ineligible for relief from deportation because prior conviction barred such relief.	Immigration			Oct. 22, 2003
02-70384	Lo v. Ashcroft Petitioner's failure to attend hearing due to ineffective assistance of counsel was exceptional circumstance requiring rescission of removal order.	Immigration			Oct. 21, 2003
02-35901	Lema v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service INS may extend detention of removable alien who refuses to cooperate to secure travel documents.	Immigration			Oct. 21, 2003
02-35788	Rojas-Garcia v. Ashcroft Alien who failed to file appellate brief with Board of Immigration Appeals was properly denied relief.	Immigration			Oct. 16, 2003
01-71146	Munoz v. Ashcroft Alien who was brought illegally into United States when he was one year old is subject to removal.	Immigration			Oct. 16, 2003
02-10437	U.S. V. Arenas-Ortiz Defendant failed to provide supporting evidence that government engaged in selective prosecution of Hispanic males under 8 U.S.C. Section 1326.	Immigration			Oct. 15, 2003
H019719	People v. Totari Court will consider whether alien who challenged convictions 13 years after they were entered exercised due diligence.	Immigration			Oct. 15, 2003
02-72178	Gonzalez-Hernandez v. Ashcroft Substantial evidence supports decision to deny asylum to petitioners who were never party leaders nor high-level politicians.	Immigration			Oct. 14, 2003
02-71038	Ramirez-Perez v. Ashcroft Neither BIA's interpretation of 'exceptional and extremely unusual hardship' nor its use of summary affirmance procedures violates due process.	Immigration			Oct. 14, 2003
02-71609	Malhi v. Immigration and Naturalization Service Alien alleging threat of persecution and torture in home country is not entitled to asylum.	Immigration			Oct. 14, 2003
02-10101	U.S. v. Ramirez-Sanchez Court properly applied sentencing points for alien convicted of illegal re-entry following deportation.	Immigration			Oct. 14, 2003
02-70570	Ramirez-Zavala v. Ashcroft Petitioner's application for suspension of deportation should have been filed with immigration judge after issuance of Order to Show Cause.	Immigration			Oct. 14, 2003
02-71594	Singh v. INS Appeal dismissal error occurs when Board of Immigration Appeals deprives petitioner of opportunity to timely file brief by sending information to wrong address.	Immigration			Oct. 9, 2003
02-70546	Mendez-Gutierrez v. Ashcroft BIA abused its discretion by failing to address petitioner's claim of well-founded fear of future prosecution before determining he was not eligible for asylum.	Immigration			Oct. 9, 2003
02-10506	U.S. v. Leon-Paz Defendant's due process rights were denied at his deportation hearing when Immigration Judge gave him erroneous information.	Immigration			Oct. 9, 2003
02-55368	Armentero v. INS Proper respondents in alien's habeas petition, alleging unlawful indefinite detention, are Attorney General and Secretary of Dept. of Homeland Security.	Immigration			Oct. 9, 2003
02-71415	Kankamalage v. INS New regulation cannot be applied retroactively to categorically exclude petitioner from consideration for asylum.	Immigration			Oct. 7, 2003
01-17525	Noriega-Lopez v. Ashcroft Alien's challenge of his conviction should have been raised on direct appeal; Board of Immigration Appeals lacks authority to enter removal order.	Immigration			Oct. 7, 2003