Immigration
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Fourth Circuit Finds Hernandez-Avalos Meets Asylum Eligibility Requirements
By Sarah Saint On April 30, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case Hernandez-Avalos v.… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Denies a Father’s Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals
By Whitney Pakalka On April 21, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued its published opinion in the civil case of LeBlanc… Read More
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Petit Larceny Conviction Renders Alien Ineligible for Cancellation of Removal
By Blake Stafford In Hernandez v. Holder, a published opinion decided on April 14, 2015, the Fourth Circuit held that… Read More
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Lies to Immigration Judge Doom Application for Legal Status
By Elissa Hachmeister On April 6, 2015, in the civil case Tassi v. Holder, the Fourth Circuit denied, in an… Read More
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Statutory Interpretation of Eligibility Requirement for Cancellation of Removal Actions
By Kaitlin Price Today, Friday, March 6, 2015, the Fourth Circuit in Tiscareno-Garcia v. Holder denied in part and dismissed in… Read More
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Nonpermanent Residents who are Convicted for Illegal Entry and Serve the Maximum Sentence of 180 Days are Barred from Showing “Good Moral Character” Under § 1101(f)
By Katharine Yale Today in Tiscareno-Garcia v. Holder, a published civil case, the Fourth Circuit denied in part, and dismissed… Read More
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Conviction for Forgery of Public Records may Jeopardize Immigration Procedings
By Lauren D. Emery In Maria Guzman Pineda v. Eric Holder, Jr., an unpublished per curiam opinion released February 20,… Read More
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No Jurisdiction to Review Discretionary Determinations Regarding Timeliness of Asylum Application
By Rolf Garcia-Gallont Today, in the per curiam unpublished opinion of Nguyen v. Holder, the Fourth Circuit upheld the Board… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Denies Petition for Review of Immigration Proceedings
By Katharine Yale On February 13, 2015 in Hernandez-Cea v. Holder, an unpublished civil opinion, the Court of Appeals for the… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Addresses Elements Under Immigration Marriage Fraud Statute
By Elissa Hachmeister On Monday, February 2, in the criminal case of United States v. Fatih Sonmez, a published opinion, the Fourth… Read More
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A Second Chance for Refuge: Fourth Circuit Remands Denial of Political Asylum
By Caroline Daniel In a published civil opinion released today, the Fourth Circuit remanded an immigration claim back to the… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Upholds “Aggravated Felony” Arson Conviction for Lawful Permanent Resident
By Michael Mitchell Defendant Challenges Classification of Arson Conviction as “Aggravated Felony” to Avoid Deportation Today, in Sandra Espinal-Andrades v. Eric… Read More