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Daily Archives: January 8, 2016
Illinois IDs and driver’s licenses will still be accepted at airports until Jan. 22, 2018
Illinois IDs will still be accepted at airports. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White sent out a press release today noting that Illinois drivers licenses and state ID cards will remain acceptable forms of identification. The release noted, “The Department … Continue reading
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CA7 finds BIA improperly used de novo standard instead of clear error standard in deferral of removal
In removal proceeding in which alien (native of Honduras) argued that he was entitled to withholding of removal and CAT relief based on claim that he experienced police torture in Honduras in 1994, Ct. of Appeals lacked jurisdiction to review … Continue reading
CA7 remands Mexican deferral of removal under CAT
Ct. of Appeals remanded case back of Bd. of Immigration Appeals upon govt.’s motion for said remand for purpose of allowing Bd. to reconsider its denial of alien’s eligibility for deferral of removal under CAT, where alien alleged that removal … Continue reading