by Matthew Hoppock | Nov 3, 2016 | Circuit Court Appeals, Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals, Removal Defense |
In a new published decision on November 1, 2016 the BIA attempted to clarify the possible scope of the waiver found at INA 237(a)(1)(H) but in doing so ignored the plain language of the statute. Matter of Tima, 26 I&N Dec. 839 (BIA 2016). The Board’s...
by Matthew Hoppock | Oct 14, 2016 | BIA Best Practices, DAPA, Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals, Immigration Reform |
This morning we won an Eighth Circuit appeal on the question of whether federal courts can review the process of “administrative closure.” Our client had sought “administrative closure” because he fit the profile President Obama had described...
by Matthew Hoppock | Sep 15, 2016 | Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals |
The BIA doesn’t issue that many published decisions, but this week it issued four. They’re all important and worth a read. 1. Matter of Ibarra, 26 I&N Dec. 809 (BIA 2016) ID 3872 (PDF) In this decision, written by Board member Roger Pauley (who seems...
by Matthew Hoppock | Dec 28, 2015 | Deportation, Family Detention, Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals, Immigration Reform, Motions to Reopen, Removal Defense |
Two reports over the weekend have made it clear that if anything is changing within the Obama administration, it is getting worse for immigrants. First, just in time for Christmas, the Obama administration is planning ICE raids, targeting Central American families who...
by Matthew Hoppock | Aug 24, 2015 | Asylum, Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals |
Last week the BIA issued a new decision outlining the interaction between the immigration statute’s requirement that an applicant file within one year of their entry and the issue of applicant credibility. Asylum applications must be filed within one year of a...
by Matthew Hoppock | Aug 12, 2015 | Aggravated Felony, Deportation, Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals, Voluntary Departure |
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...
