Monthly Archives: January 2010

U.S. Supreme Court ruling preserves the right to judicial review for immigrants facing deportation.

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Mike Baker

HELD: Section 1252(a)(2)(B)’s proscription of judicial review applies only to Attorney General determinations made discretionary by statute, not to determinations declared discretionary by the Attorney General himself through regulation. Kucana v. Holder (PDF)(a) The motion to reopen is an “important … Continue reading →

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Ortega v. Holder: Declaration of nationality

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Mike Baker

Individuals can file an administrative application for a certificate of citizenship, which if denied, could be pursued by way of an action under 8 U.S.C. section 1503(a). In an action for a declaration of nationality pursuant to 8 U.S.C. section … Continue reading →

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Matter of Gabriel GAMERO Perez: BIA will not reinstate voluntary departure absent proof of bond being posted

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Mike Baker

Pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 1240.26(c)(3) (2010), an Immigration Judge who grants an alien voluntary departure must advise the alien that proof of posting of a bond with theDepartment of Homeland Security must be submitted to the Board of Immigration … Continue reading →

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Immigration suppression motion results, how individual IJs and BIA panels have analyzed the issues

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Mike Baker

The following are IJ and BIA decisions on motions to suppress and motions to terminate. In each of these cases, the respondents in removal proceedings asked the IJ to suppress or exclude the government’s evidence or otherwise terminate proceedings. These … Continue reading →

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Battle Over Immigration: Washington Post’s coverage of the immigration issue, Political Debate, Border & Beyond

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Mike Baker

The Washington Post’s coverage of the immigration issue, from the politics of revising the nation’s immigration laws to the impact of illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border and the Washington region. http://bit.ly/5RG0oc 

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