If anyone doesn't already think the "Particularly Serious Crime" doctrine is a muddled, unconstitutionally vague, morass, there's more proof in the decision issued by the BIA today. As we wrote in December the statute does not define which crimes are "particularly...
It is difficult to make much sense of the body of law governing "particularly serious crimes." An immigrant convicted of a particularly serious crime is ineligible for asylum or withholding of removal. This is a big deal. Withholding of removal protects immigrants...
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, the real lesson form...