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Unpublished BIA Decision on Connecticut Offenses

Unpublished BIA Decision on Connecticut Offenses

by Matthew Hoppock | Dec 28, 2016 | Aggravated Felony, Immigration | 0 comments

Yesterday afternoon we received a helpful unpublished decision from the BIA on a pro bono appeal we had filed for a permanent resident from Connecticut. The case involves the distinction between conspiracy and a predicate offense in determining whether a conviction is...
Three New Opinions From the Eighth Circuit Provide Relief to Immigrants

Three New Opinions From the Eighth Circuit Provide Relief to Immigrants

by Matthew Hoppock | Aug 12, 2015 | Aggravated Felony, Deportation, Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals, Voluntary Departure | 0 comments

In the last few weeks, the Eighth Circuit has issued three new opinions that are helpful to immigrants in removal proceedings. The Eighth Circuit is known as perhaps the most difficult court in which to litigate immigration cases.  In 2014 the court granted just one...
BIA: Attempted Possession of Stolen Vehicle Not an Aggravated Felony

BIA: Attempted Possession of Stolen Vehicle Not an Aggravated Felony

by Matthew Hoppock | Apr 9, 2014 | Aggravated Felony, Deportation, Immigration, Removal Defense | 0 comments

The Board has published a new decision holding that to qualify as a “theft offense” for purposes of determining whether a conviction is an Aggravated Felony, the criminal statute must require an “intent to deprive the owner of rights and benefits of...
BIA: Possessing Ammunition by Felon is a “Crime Relating to Firearms”

BIA: Possessing Ammunition by Felon is a “Crime Relating to Firearms”

by Matthew Hoppock | Oct 30, 2013 | Aggravated Felony, Deportation, Immigration | 0 comments

The BIA has published a new decision on the federal statute barring possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. In Matter of Oppedisano, the BIA held that a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) for unlawful possession of ammunition by a convicted felon is an...
BIA Interpreting Moncrieffe v. Holder to Shift Burden to DHS

BIA Interpreting Moncrieffe v. Holder to Shift Burden to DHS

by Matthew Hoppock | Jun 18, 2013 | Aggravated Felony, Immigration | 0 comments

Since the Supreme Court published its decision in Moncrieffe v. Holder, which essentially redefined the law on marijuana distribution convictions, the Board has responded by remanding cases even where the issue that was raised in Moncrieffe was not originally...

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