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Sixth Circuit Decision on Asylum For Iraqi Chaldean Christians

Sixth Circuit Decision on Asylum For Iraqi Chaldean Christians

by Matthew Hoppock | Aug 7, 2015 | Asylum, Immigration | 0 comments

The Sixth Circuit issued an interesting decision today on the issue of false statements in asylum applications and the “frivolousness” bar to asylum.  The case is Yousif v. Lynch and involves a decision denying asylum to a person who was...
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 M-E-V-G- and Matter of W-G-R-

Matter of M-E-V-G- and Matter of W-G-R-

by Matthew Hoppock | Feb 24, 2014 | Asylum, Immigration | 0 comments

In two new companion cases (Matter of M-E-V-G- and Matter of W-G-R-) about asylum for individuals afraid of persecution “on account of” their membership in a particular social group, the BIA has done away with the term “social visibility” and...
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...
Matter of D-X-: Firm Resettlement Doesn’t Require “Firm” Legal Status

Matter of D-X-: Firm Resettlement Doesn’t Require “Firm” Legal Status

by Matthew Hoppock | Jan 7, 2012 | Asylum, Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals | 0 comments

On the issue of “firm resettlement,” one of the grounds for denying asylum to an otherwise-eligible applicant, the BIA has been less than clear. Basically, if a person comes to the United States to apply for asylum from Country X, but in the interim they...

What Judulang Means – Implications For “Particularly Serious Crimes”

by Matthew Hoppock | Dec 26, 2011 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

The Supreme Court’s decision in Judulang v. Holder has broader implications than those listed in the decision.  While the decision clearly rejects the agency’s interpretation of the “comparable grounds” test for 212(c) waiver eligibility,...

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