by Matthew Hoppock | Dec 20, 2016 | Deportation, False Claims to Citizenship, I-9 Compliance, Immigration, International Students |
Nobody wants to be in immigration court or lose their visa, especially someone already paying a fortune for international tuition and studying hard to get their degree. But it is shocking how often international students are unaware that seemingly-innocuous actions...
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 | Dec 3, 2015 | Deportation, Removal Defense |
I argued a case in the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis in September, 2015 which demonstrates how vitally important it is for immigrants to have access to an immigration court attorney. We’re still waiting for a decision, but whether we win or lose, the case...
by Matthew Hoppock | Oct 3, 2015 | Deportation, Immigration, Removal Defense |
In immigration court, it’s easy to focus only on “relief” from removal, but what if an immigrant in deportation proceedings isn’t even deportable? Now you may be thinking the government would not put an immigrant into deportation proceedings if...
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...
by Matthew Hoppock | Apr 9, 2014 | Aggravated Felony, Deportation, Immigration, Removal Defense |
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...
