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Baballah v. Ashcroft
Alien who was repeatedly threatened and attacked by Israeli Marines is eligible for asylum.
Immigration Oct. 7, 2003
Khodagholian v. INS
Petitioner's three extended trips to Iran are insufficient to prove he had abandoned lawful permanent resident status.
Immigration Oct. 7, 2003
Carriche v. Ashcroft
Streamlining review procedure adopted by Board of Immigration Appeals does not violate alien's due process rights.
Immigration Oct. 7, 2003
Perdomo-Padilla v. Ashcroft
Filing of application for naturalization does not change applicant's immigration status from that of alien to national.
Immigration Oct. 7, 2003
Nagoulko v. INS
No eligibility for asylum when failure to show past persecution and failure to show good reason to fear future persecution.
Immigration Oct. 7, 2003
Busquets-Ivars v. Ashcroft
INS failed to meet proper notice requirement because notice of removal hearing was addressed with wrong zip code.
Immigration Oct. 7, 2003
Martinez-Vasquez v. INS
Inadmissible alien's habeas corpus petition is affirmed.
Immigration Oct. 6, 2003
Marquez v. INS
Court must consider whether continued detention of Mariel Cuban is valid.
Immigration Sep. 30, 2003
Ali v. Ashcroft
United States may not remove aliens to Somalia, country that cannot accept them.
Immigration Sep. 23, 2003
Wang v. Ashcroft
Immigrant forced to have two abortions in China is eligible for asylum and entitled to withholdinig of removal.
Immigration Sep. 9, 2003
Toia v. Fasano
Alien defendant who pleaded guilty prior to enactment of Immigration Act may apply for discretionary relief from deportation.
Immigration Aug. 20, 2003
Padilla v. Ashcroft
INS was not required to hold hearing before reinstating alien's removal order.
Immigration Aug. 20, 2003
Garcia-Lopez v. Ashcroft
State court designation of offense as misdemeanor is binding, thus Immigration and Nationality Act's "petty offense" exception applies.
Immigration Aug. 18, 2003
Zheng v. Ashcroft
BIA's interpretation of term 'acquiescence' impermissibly narrows Congress' intent for relief under Convention Against Torture.
Immigration Aug. 3, 2003
Alvarez-Santos v. INS
Court has jurisdiction to review immigration board's decision to deny asylum and withholding of removal.
Immigration Aug. 3, 2003
U.S. v. Pina-Jaime
Previously deported alien who remains in United States after parole term has ended violates federal statute.
Immigration Jul. 25, 2003
Pelich v. INS
Denial of habeas petition was proper because petitioner's indefinite detention by INS is caused by his failure to cooperate with efforts to remove him.
Immigration Jul. 23, 2003
Hernandez-Martinez v. Ashcroft
Petitioner's violation of Arizona Revised Statute Section 28-697 does not necessarily constitute deportable crime of moral turpitude.
Immigration Jul. 23, 2003
Vera-Villegas v. INS
Witness testimony may be used to establish continuous presence of alien seeking to suspend deportation.
Immigration Jul. 22, 2003
He v. Ashcroft
Alien is eligible for asylum because BIA's adverse credibility finding is not supported by substantial evidence.
Immigration Jun. 24, 2003
U.S. v. Tinoso
District court exceeded its authority in ordering immediate deportation as condition of supervised release.
Immigration Jun. 24, 2003
Monjaraz-Munoz v. INS
Failure to appeal at deportation hearing due to reliance on attorney's advice is exceptional circumstance beyond alien's control.
Immigration Jun. 24, 2003
Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft
Jurisdiction does not exist to review denial of cancellation of removal based on rejected claim of exceptional and extremely unusual hardship.
Immigration Jun. 24, 2003
Murillo-Salmeron v. INS
Board of Immigration Appeals committed legal error in deporting petitioner based on ineligibility for waiver, which wasn't required in first place.
Immigration Jun. 24, 2003
U.S. v. Mendoza-Reyes
Judge's statement made during voir dire was not error; classification of state offense not error; no ineffective assistance of counsel.
Immigration Jun. 23, 2003
Melkonian v. Ashcroft
Asylum petitioner established well-founded fear of future persecution by Abkhaz Separatists on account of his ethnicity and religion.
Immigration Jun. 16, 2003
Nevarez-Martinez v. INS
Record failed to support Board of Immigration Appeal's conclusion that alien was aggravated felon.
Immigration Jun. 16, 2003
Ramirez-Alejandre v. Ashcroft
Procedures of Board of Immigration Appeals were applied arbitrarily and capriciously and thus denied alien's right to due process.
Immigration Jun. 15, 2003
U.S. v. Rivera-Relle
Successful illegal entry after deportation does not preclude conviction for attempted entry.
Immigration Jun. 11, 2003
Hoxha v. Ashcroft
Whether asylum petitioner has reasonable fear of persecution depends on individual experience and degree of persecution toward ethnic group.
Immigration Jun. 10, 2003