The White House announced that it will file a request with a Texas court to lift its temporary order that blocks immigration reform. The case filed in the Texas court… CONTINUE
BIA HOLDS THAT A PERSON BORN ABROAD TO UNMARRIED PARENTS CAN QUALIFY AS A “CHILD” UNDER INA § 320(a) (AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION OF DERIVATIVE U.S. CITIZENSHIP) IF HE OR SHE IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE AND WAS BORN IN A COUNTRY OR STATE THAT HAD ELIMINATED LEGAL DISCTINCTIONS BETWEEN CHILDREN BASED ON THEIR PARENTS’ MARITAL STATUS OR HAD A RESIDENCE OR DOMICILE IN SUCH A COUNTRY OR STATE.
BIA HOLDS THAT A PERSON BORN ABROAD TO UNMARRIED PARENTS CAN QUALIFY AS A “CHILD” UNDER INA § 320(a) (AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION OF DERIVATIVE U.S. CITIZENSHIP) IF HE OR SHE IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE… CONTINUE
BIA PARTIALLY VACATES Matter of Chairez-Castrejon, HOLDING THAT—AS TO THE DIVISIBILITY OF AGGRAVATED FELONY STATUTES—IMMIGRATION JUDGES SHOULD FOLLOW THE LAW OF THE CIRCUIT IN WHOSE JURISDICTION THEY SIT, APPLYING Chairez-Castrejon ONLY IF THERE IS NO CONTRARY CONTROLLING CIRCUIT AUTHORITY.
BIA PARTIALLY VACATES Matter of Chairez-Castrejon, HOLDING THAT—AS TO THE DIVISIBILITY OF AGGRAVATED FELONY STATUTES—IMMIGRATION JUDGES SHOULD FOLLOW THE LAW OF THE CIRCUIT IN WHOSE JURISDICTION THEY SIT, APPLYING Chairez-Castrejon ONLY IF… CONTINUE
BIA HOLDS THAT TEXAS “DEADLY CONDUCT” CONVICTION FOR RECKLESSLY PLACING ANOTHER IN IMMINENT DANGER OF SERIOUS BODILY INJURY CATEGORICALLY QUALIFIES AS A CRIME INVOLVING MORAL TURPITUDE.
On January 8, 2015, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) held that a conviction under Texas Penal Code Section 22.05 for recklessly engaging in conduct that places another in imminent… CONTINUE
BIA HOLDS THAT CONVICTION UNDER CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE SECTION 261.5(c) FOR UNLAWFUL INTERCOURSE WITH A MINOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS YOUNGER THAN THE PERPETRATOR CONSTIUTES “SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR” AND IS THUS AN AGGRAVATED FELONY PER INA § 101(a)(43)(A).
On January 9, 2015, in a long and complex opinion, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) found that a California statutory rape conviction under Penal Code Section 261.5(c), which requires… CONTINUE
BIA HOLDS THAT DEPARTURES FROM THE U.S. FOLLOWING CONVICTIONS FOR ILLEGAL ENTRY UNDER INA § 275(a)(1) INTERRUPT ONE’S CONTINUOUS PHYSICAL PRESENCE BECAUSE THEY WERE PURSUANT TO A FORMAL, DOCUMENTED PROCESS WHICH ESTABLISHED THE RESPONDENT’S INADMISSABILITY.
On December 10, 2014, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) upheld an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) determination that departures from the U.S. following INA § 275(a)(1) convictions were pursuant to a sufficiently formal,… CONTINUE
APPLICATION PER 8 CFR § 1292.2(d) FOR PARTIAL ACCREDITATION
BIA HOLDS THAT, IN ADJUDICATING AN APPLICATION PER 8 CFR § 1292.2(d) FOR PARTIAL ACCREDITATION OF AN ACCREDITTED REPRESENTATIVE AT ADDITIONAL OFFICES, A RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATION NEED NOT SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR EACH… CONTINUE
Matter of American Paralegal Academy, Inc., 19 I. & N. Dec. 386 (BIA 1986)
CLARIFYING Matter of American Paralegal Academy, Inc., 19 I. & N. Dec. 386 (BIA 1986), THE BIA HELD THAT IN ADJUDICATING AN APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION AS A NON-PROFIT OR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION PROVIDING… CONTINUE
AN APPLICATION PER 8 CFR § 1292.2(a) FOR RECOGNITION AS A NON-PROFIT OR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
BIA HOLDS THAT, IN ADJUDICATING AN APPLICATION PER 8 CFR § 1292.2(a) FOR RECOGNITION AS A NON-PROFIT OR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION PROVIDING LOW-COST OR FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION, THE BOARD WILL NOT RULE FAVORABLY… CONTINUE
LRIS Helps San Francisco Immigration Court
The LRIS (Lawyer Referral and Information Service) of the Bar Association of San Francisco has been helping the San Francisco Immigration Court for over two and a half decades. The… CONTINUE
