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 | Dec 3, 2015 | Deportation, Removal Defense |
I argued a case in the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis in September, 2015 which demonstrates how vitally important it is for immigrants to have access to an immigration court attorney. We’re still waiting for a decision, but whether we win or lose, the case...
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 | Aug 19, 2013 | Immigration, Removal Defense |
When a government witness testifies at Immigration Court, it is difficult to maintain control of the proceedings as counsel for the immigrant. There is a common concern that testimony from government witnesses is given extra weight and that attempts to impeach a civil...
by Matthew Hoppock | Apr 6, 2011 | Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals, Removal Defense |
This is an excellent unpublished BIA decision on suppression of evidence in Immigration Court. Suppressing evidence of alienage that was gathered as the result of an unlawful stop or search is incredibly difficult, and the circuit courts are all over the place on what...
by Matthew Hoppock | Mar 25, 2011 | Deportation, Immigration, Removal Defense |
The Supreme Court has issued a decision which strongly suggests immigrants should be appointed counsel in removal proceedings. Although the decision does not address immigration at all, it sets forth a standard for appointment of counsel in civil proceedings that, by...
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...
