BIA HOLDS FLORIDA CRIMINAL CONVICTION FOR SALE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, WHERE STATUTE LACKS MENS REA REQUIREMENT REGARDING ILLICIT NATURE OF THE SUBSTANCE BUT REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE OF ITS PRESENCE AND INCLUDES… CONTINUE
BIA HOLDS FALSE TESTIMONY OUTSIDE OF THREE-YEAR GOOD MORAL CHARACTER PERIOD DOES NOT BAR GRANT OF SPECIAL RULE CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL REQUEST.
On August 5, 2014, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) found that the three-year time frame during which a special rule cancellation of removal applicant must show good moral character… CONTINUE
BIA FOLLOWS Moncrieffe v. Holder IN APPLYING THE CATEGORICAL APPROACH TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PARTICULAR CONVICTION IS FOR A CRIME OF VIOLENCE AGGRAVATED FELONY OR A FIREARMS OFFENSE.
On July 24, 2014, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), in a lengthy decision, cited the recent U.S. Supreme Court case of Moncrieffe v. Holder, 133 S.Ct. 2276 (2013) for… CONTINUE
ARTESIA
Many of our readers may have heard of the Artesia Family Residential Center, which was hastily created to handle a large influx of women and children who have been crossing… CONTINUE
BIA HOLDS MENTAL HEALTH NOT A FACTOR IN ASSESSING WHETHER A RESPONDENT WAS CONVICTED OF A “PARTICULARLY SERIOUS CRIME” UNDER INA §241(b)(3)(B).
On July 17, 2014, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) found that a person’s mental health is not a factor to be considered in analyzing whether he or she was… CONTINUE
PRESIDENT OBAMA WANTS COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM BY SUMMER 2013
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013, President Obama outlined his plan for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: better enforcement of immigration laws, providing a path to citizenship for the more than 11 million undocumented… CONTINUE
ROAD MAP TO COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM
Today, Senators Schumer, McCain, Durbin, Graham, Menendez, Rubio, Bennet, and Flake announced a Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Therein, the Senators confirmed that the U.S. immigration system system is broken… CONTINUE
PRESIDENT OBAMA TO DISCUSS HIS PLAN FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM IN NEVADA ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 29TH
President Obama is scheduled to visit Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday January 29th to reveal his plan for pushing immigration reform. CNN states that he will be working on: improving border… CONTINUE
CALIFORNIA STALKING CONVICTION LEADS TO REMOVAL
On November 29, 2012, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) found that a conviction for stalking under California Penal Code §646.9 qualifies as a “crime of stalking” as defined by… CONTINUE
IMMEDIATE RELATIVES MAY NOW FILE FOR A PROVISIONAL UNLAWFUL PRESENCE WAIVER
One of the hardest issues to consider when someone has accrued unlawful presence is the possibility of being separated from his or her U.S. citizen family while the applicant applies for an… CONTINUE
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