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Fighting Deportation Charges and Winning

Fighting Deportation Charges and Winning

by Matthew Hoppock | Oct 3, 2015 | Deportation, Immigration, Removal Defense | 0 comments

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...
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...
Matter of C-J-H- Concludes Refugees Cannot Re-Adjust Their Status

Matter of C-J-H- Concludes Refugees Cannot Re-Adjust Their Status

by Matthew Hoppock | Apr 9, 2014 | Deportation, Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals, Removal Defense | 0 comments

In a precedent decision on March 27, 2014, the Board has held in Matter of C-J-H- that a person whose status has been adjusted from asylee to lawful permanent resident cannot subsequently readjust status under section 209(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8...
Matter of Chavez Alvarez – More Tinkering With the Concept of “Admission”

Matter of Chavez Alvarez – More Tinkering With the Concept of “Admission”

by Matthew Hoppock | Mar 14, 2014 | Deportation, Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals, Removal Defense | 0 comments

In a new precedential decision, Matter of Chavez Alvarez, the Board considers whether an immigrant who was not formally “admitted” when he first entered but then adjusted his status to become a permanent resident could be found removable under INA...
New BIA Decision Requiring Aggregate Analysis of Past Persecution in Asylum Claim

New BIA Decision Requiring Aggregate Analysis of Past Persecution in Asylum Claim

by Matthew Hoppock | Sep 30, 2013 | Asylum, Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals, Removal Defense | 0 comments

We received a good BIA decision today, granting the appeal we filed in the case of a member of the Batwa (or “pygmy”) tribe from Burundi. Our client’s heartbreaking testimony about what she faced in Burundi before finally escaping to the United...
Asylum Without an Attorney – New BIA Decision Creates Additional Requirements for IJs

Asylum Without an Attorney – New BIA Decision Creates Additional Requirements for IJs

by Matthew Hoppock | Sep 4, 2013 | Asylum, Immigration, Removal Defense | 0 comments

If you fought your asylum case in immigration court by yourself and you’re now headed for the BIA, consider this: an Immigration Judge is required to (1)  tell you that free attorneys are available to  help you, and (2) provide you with a list of those free...
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