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A Passenger in a Vehicle
Can a police officer order passengers in a vehicle to exit said vehicle during a traffic stop eve...
Deadline to Appeal
A Notice of Appeal from a Decision of the Immigration Judge (Form EOIR-26) must be filed with the...
Definition of Refugee
Definition of Refugee8 USC 1101(a); INA 101(a)(42) The term "refugee" means(A) any person who is ...
Remedy for Putative NTA
The Board of Immigration Appeals has determined that Homeland Security can “cure” a defective Not...
Failure to Report
The Second Circuit has remanded an asylum claim for a Honduran woman who had been the victim of f...
Objection to a Noncompliant NTA
Objection to A Defect in the NTAThe Board has held in Matter of Fernandes, 28 I&N Dec. 605, 610–1...
Money Laundering & the Circumstance-Specific Approach
Money Laundering & the Circumstance-Specific ApproachThe Board of Immigration Appeals has determi...
Arise From a Single Scheme
Matter of Carlos Manuel BAEZA-GALINDO, 29 I&N Dec. 1 (BIA 2025)The Board of Immigration Appeals (...
DHS' Burden to Prove Alienage
DHS' Burden to Prove Alienage is by "Clear, Unequivocal and Convincing Evidence"The First Circuit...
Second Degree Attempted Assault is a Crime of Violence
Attempted Assault 2nd Degree In Violation of NYPL 120.05The Second Circuit concluded that a convi...
NY VTL §511(3)(a)(i) Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of Motor Vehicle
Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of Motor Vehicle in Violation of New York Vehicle and Traffic Law...
Dealing With ICE
What You Need to Know About ICE EncountersWith the second Trump Administration, U.S. Immigration ...
Employment Authorization Generally
What documentation must be submitted with the EAD application? • Proof of filing with USCIS or th...
Asylum Clock
Asylum ApplicantsHow long must an asylum applicant with a pending case wait to apply for an initi...
Family Membership Nexus & Matter of M-R-M-S (BIA 2023)
Family Membership Asylum NexusCANNOT BE TARGETING THE FAMILY FOR REASONS UNRELATED TO THEM BEING...
Aggravated Felony
The following is a list of the aggravated felony offenses listed in INA § 101(a)(43), arranged in...
Protections Under the Convention Against Torture
WITHHOLDING OF REMOVALA person might not be barred from applying for withholding of removal under...
INA 212(h) Waiver -- No AF Bar for Refugees
Aggravated Felony BarNormally an Aggravated Felony will disqualify someone from eligibility for a...
Basics
I. How Immigration Law Evaluates California Sentences A. When does the length of an imposed sente...
Asporation of Stolen Property is Aggravated Felony Theft
Asporation of Stolen Property is AFThis is not specific to the California statute. Definition of ...