ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS
Arriving Aliens
Child Status Protection Act
Chinese Student Protection Act
Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act
Eligibility
Fiancees
Rescission of Adjustment of Status
Section 245(i) Adjustment
ADMINISTRATIVE CLOSURE OF CASES
ADMISSION / ENTRY
Adjustment of Status
Arriving Alien
Cancellation of Removal (Non-LPR)
Claimed Status Review
Nunc Pro Tunc Permission to Reapply
Returning Lawful Permanent Resident
Unlawful Reentry
Withdrawal of Application for Admission
AGGRAVATED FELONIES
Accessory After the Fact
Adjustment of Status
Alien Smuggling
Arson
Burglary
Commercial Bribery
Conspiracy
Controlled Substances
Crimes of Violence
Date of Conviction
Divisible Statutes
Firearms
Fraud and Deceit
Misprision of a Felony
Obstruction of Justice
Perjury
Prostitution for Commercial Advantage
Rape
Robbery
Section 212(h) Waivers
Sentence Enhancement
Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Theft Offenses
Transportation of Undocumented Aliens
AIRLINE FINES
AMERICAN BAPTIST CHURCHES (ABC) SETTLEMENT
APPEALS
Factfinding on Appeal
Timeliness
Waiver of Right to Appeal
ASYLUM
Adjustment of Status
Country Conditions
Countrywide Persecution
Credibility and Corroboration
Criminal Activity
Exclusion Proceedings
Firm Resettlement
Frivolous Applications
Jurisdiction of Immigration Judges
North Korean Human Rights Act
One-Year Application Deadline
Particular Social Group
Past Persecution
Persecution – Antisemitism
Persecution – Clan Membership
Persecution – Coercive Population Control
Persecution – Cumulative Discrimination
Persecution – Domestic Violence
Persecution – Drug Informants
Persecution – Extortion
Persecution – Female Genital Mutilation
Persecution – Guerrilla Recruitment
Persecution – Kidnapping
Persecution – Mixed Motives
Persecution – Nonphysical Harm
Persecution – Opposition to Corruption
Persecution – Rape
Persecution – Reasons for Persecution
Persecution – Religion
Persecution – Wealth
Stowaways
Terrorists
Visa Waiver Program
Well-founded fear
ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE
ATTORNEY GENERAL CERTIFICATION
BACKGROUND AND SECURITY CHECKS
CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL (LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS)
Continuous Residence
Criminal Convictions
Standards
CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL (NON-LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS)
Continuous Residence
Criminal Convictions
Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship
Good Moral Character
Ineligible Aliens
Qualifying Relatives |
CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL (SPECIAL RULE)
Continuous Physical Presence
Battered Spouse
CHILD PROTECTION ACT
CITIZENSHIP
Acquisition of Citizenship by a Child
Ineligible to Citizenship
CONTINUANCES
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE DEPORTABILITY
CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE
Acquiesence of Public Official
Burden of Proof
Definition of Torture
Jurisdiction
CRIMES INVOLVING MORAL TURPITUDE
Assault
Attempt Offenses
Cancellation of Removal Eligibility
Child Pornography
Child, Sexual Conduct With
Controlled Substances
Corporal Injury on a Spouse
Date of Admission
Defined
Domestic Battery
Driving Recklessly to Evade Police
Driving Under the Influence
Evidence
Failure to Register as Sex Offender
Financial Violations
Misprision of a Felony
Money Laundering
Purely Political Offense
Section 212(c) Eligibility
Stalking
Theft
Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods
Welfare Fraud
CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
Court Martial
Finality
Foreign Convictions
Deferred Adjudication
Naturalization
Pardons
Penalty or Punishment
Records of Conviction
Rehabilitative Statutes
Sentence
Vacated Convictions
Violations
Youthful Offenders
DETENTION AND BOND
Jurisdiction
Mandatory Detention
National Security Considerations
Pending Appeals
Standards
Terrorists
Transition Period Custody Rules (TPCR)
DUE PROCESS
EXCLUSION PROCEEDINGS
Adjustment of Status
Asylum
In Absentia Proceedings
Motion to Terminate Proceedings
Parole
EXPEDITED REMOVAL
Claimed Status Review
FIREARMS OFFENSES
FOREIGN POLICY GROUNDS DEPORTABILITY
Adverse Foreign Policy Consequences
Espionage
GOOD MORAL CHARACTER
IN ABSENTIA PROCEEDINGS
Custody
Exceptional Circumstances
Exclusion Proceedings
Immigration Judges
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Jurisdiction
Notice to Alien
Section 242(b) Proceedings
Stays
Voluntary Departure
Warnings for Failure to Appear
INADMISSIBILITY
Controlled Substance Violation
Falsely Claiming Citizenship (Section 212(a)(6)(C)(ii))
Prostitution (Section 212(a)(2)(D)
INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL
Advice to Client
In Absentia Proceedings
Standards
MARRIAGE FRAUD
Marriage During Proceedings
Section 216(c)(4) Hardship Waivers |
MINORS
MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER
Affirmances Without Opinion
Deadlines
Sua Sponte Authority
Untimely Appeals
MOTIONS TO REMAND
Joint Motions
Time and Number Limits
MOTIONS TO REOPEN
Burden of Proof
Coercive Family Planning Claims
Deadlines
Joint Motions
Jurisdiction
Sua Sponte Authority
Time and Number Limits
Voluntary Departure
NATURALIZATION
ORDERS TO SHOW CAUSE
PAROLE
PROTECTIVE ORDERS
REAL ID ACT
“1 Central Reason” Requirement
RECOGNITION AND ACCREDITATION
REFUGEES
Date of Admission
Jurisdiction
REINSTATEMENT OF REMOVAL
REMOVAL GROUNDS
Crime of Child Abuse
Crime of Domestic Violence
Extrajudicial Killings
Inadmissible at Time of Entry
Smuggling
Violation of Protection Order
REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS
Alienage and Identity
Burden of Proof
Competency
Evidence
Filing Deadlines
Immigration Judges
Minors
Naturalization
Notice
Prosecutorial Discretion
Refugees
Witnesses
SECTION 209(C) WAIVERS
SECTION 212(C) WAIVERS
Adjustment of Status
Aggravated Felonies
Comparable Grounds of Inadmissibility
Drug Offenses
Factors
Falsification of Documents
Residence and Domicile
Retroactivity
SECTION 212(H) WAIVERS
SECTION 212(I) WAIVERS
SECTION 213 WAIVERS
SECTION 237(A)(1)(H) WAIVERS
SECTION 241(A)(1)(H) WAIVERS
SMUGGLING OF ALIENS
SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION
Extreme Hardship
Physical Presence
Stop-Time Rule
TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS
VISA PETITIONS
Adoption
Legitimated Children
Employment-Based
Marriage
Pending, Continuance for
Pending, Reopening for
Widows
VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE
Appeal Waiver
Bond
Conditions
Duty to Inform
Failure to Depart
In Absentia Proceedings
Motions to Reopen
Standards
WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL
Burden of Proof
Convention Against Torture (CAT) Claims
Particularly Serious Crime
Removal Order Requirement |