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Vahora v. Holder, Asylum, violence between Hindus and Muslims 7th Cir.
Vahora is a Muslim citizen of India. In 2002, a train caught fire in Gujarat, India. Many Hindu pilgrims and activists were killed, and violence between Hindus and Muslims followed. Vahora testified that he and several Muslim friends were shot … Continue reading
Provisional Waiver I-601A Applicants: The National Visa Center Process
About the Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver On January 2nd, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that certain immediate relatives of U.S. citizens present in the United States, who are in the process of seeking immigrant visas with the … Continue reading
Padilla v. Kentucky does not apply retroactively to cases already final on direct review
In Chaidez v. United States, the Court held that Padilla v. Kentucky, in which the Court held that the Sixth Amendment requires defense attorneys to inform criminal defendants of the deportation risks of guilty pleas, does not apply retroactively to cases already … Continue reading
Political Asylum, Pakistan, membership in the PML-N, Seventh Circuit
“Mustafa’s attackers were motivated in part by an anti-PML-N political opinion they attributed to him. Mustafa is therefore entitled to a presumption in favor of granting asylum. On remand, the government will have the opportunity to rebut that presumption by … Continue reading
CRS on Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Enforcement: Legal Issues
January 17, 2013- CRS Report for Congress – Prepared for Members and Committees of Congres PDF. By Kate M. Manuel-Legislative Attorney; Todd Garvey -Legislative Attorney Summary The term prosecutorial discretion is commonly used to describe the wide latitude that prosecutors … Continue reading
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