Monthly Archives: September 2007

Misdemeanor Domestic Battery not a Crime of Violence, Flores v. Ashcroft, Seventh Circuit, November 2003

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Mike Baker

In Flores v. Ashcroft the Seventh Circuit held that a respondentconvicted under the Indiana Battery statute was not deportable for acrime involving domestic violence because there was not a substantialrisk that the offense involved the use of force. November 26, … Continue reading →

Posted in 7th Circuit, Chicago Immigration Court, Deportation, Domestic battery, Good Moral Character (GMC), Immigration Judge, Naturalization N-400 applicant, Removal | Leave a comment

Criminal Penalties for Marriage Fraud — 8 U.S.C. § 1325(c) and 18 U.S.C. § 1546

Posted on September 3, 2007 by Mike Baker

Marriage fraud has been prosecuted, inter alia, under 8 U.S.C. § 1325 and 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a). The Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments Act of 1986 amended § 1325 by adding § 1325(c), which provides a penalty of five years imprisonment … Continue reading →

Posted in Adjustment of Status, Chicago District Office, Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986 | Leave a comment