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 | 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 | Jun 18, 2013 | Aggravated Felony, Immigration |
Since the Supreme Court published its decision in Moncrieffe v. Holder, which essentially redefined the law on marijuana distribution convictions, the Board has responded by remanding cases even where the issue that was raised in Moncrieffe was not originally...
by Matthew Hoppock | Mar 14, 2011 | Deportation, Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals |
In the United States, certain criminal convictions can trigger deportation. But does this apply to foreign convictions, too? And to what extent do the immigration courts look at the context of foreign convictions? These questions were addressed in a recent...
