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The Return Policy May Be Quietly Changing

The Return Policy May Be Quietly Changing

by Matthew Hoppock | Mar 23, 2017 | Immigration, Return Policy | 0 comments

Something strange is afoot and it may have wide implications for immigrants who get deported while their appeals are pending. We have no confirmation at this time of what is happening, but several recent signs make it seem that ICE is either significantly overhauling...
11th Circuit Decision on Post-Departure Motions to Seek Asylum

11th Circuit Decision on Post-Departure Motions to Seek Asylum

by Matthew Hoppock | Feb 23, 2017 | Departure Bar, Immigration | 2 comments

This afternoon we received a helpful decision from the Eleventh Circuit in a long-pending appeal about post-departure motions to reopen. Because this has been a topic of much litigation lately (and affects many people who have been deported and would be interested in...
Supreme Court Broadens Motion to Reopen Standard

Supreme Court Broadens Motion to Reopen Standard

by Matthew Hoppock | Jun 22, 2015 | Immigration, Motions to Reopen | 0 comments

Last week the Supreme Court issued its decision in Mata v. Lynch, which held that an immigrant who sought to reopen his removal proceedings late because of his prior attorney’s bad acts could appeal the denial of his motion to the federal courts. And while the...

The First Circuit Rejects the “Departure Bar” to Motions to Reopen

by Matthew Hoppock | Sep 27, 2013 | Immigration, Uncategorized | 0 comments

I just received awesome news from a fellow immigration practitioner that the First Circuit has rejected the “Departure Bar” to motions to reopen proceedings in a new decision called Perez Santana v. Holder.  The phrase “Departure Bar”...

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