by Matthew Hoppock | Jan 6, 2012 | Uncategorized |
There are myriad concerns with the deportation system. It is difficult to practice this area of law without eventually feeling like a part of the machine, with tacit approval of its flaws and quirks. Flaws and quirks may at times deprive individuals of...
by Matthew Hoppock | Jan 6, 2012 | Uncategorized |
So, as we surmised last evening, things weren’t exactly as they had seemed with the deportation of 14 year old Jakadrien Turner. She was apparently deported in 2010 after giving authorities a fake name and maintaining that name even after she was...
by Matthew Hoppock | Jan 5, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Consider me skeptical on this one – but the media is reporting this afternoon that a 14-year old Texas runaway was “mistakenly” deported to Colombia in 2010 and has been there ever since. Apparently, she was arrested for theft and gave a fake...
by Matthew Hoppock | May 3, 2011 | Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals, Uncategorized |
The Board issued a precedent decision on Friday April 29th in the case of Matter of Cubor-Cruz, which affirmed the Eighth and Fifth Circuits and rejected the Ninth Circuit’s position. The question was whether a child who was given a written notice of his...