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Chinese Asylum: Is it appropriate to treat suing a unit of government as a legitimate means of expressing one’s political opinion? 7th Circuit 2010
Xiu Chen v. Eric Holder, Jr. (Easterbrook)Full Text A Chinese citizen’s petition for review of BIA’s denial of her application for asylum is granted and remanded as the Board has never addressed the question of whether it is appropriate to … Continue reading
Posted in 7th Circuit, 7th Circuit Cases- Aliens, Asylum
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Driving While License Revoked (DWLR) offense was not a lesser-included offense of aggravated DUI.People v. Nunez Filed 3-18-10
The fact that Defendant’s driver’s license was revoked at the time he drove while under the influence is not an element of the DUI offense, but rather it was a factor that served to enhance the sentence classification from a … Continue reading
There must be evidence of the presence of cannabis in the blood, breath, or urine to be found guilty of a DUI based on 11-501(a)(6) People of the State of Illinois v. Samuel McPeak, No. 2080572
The 2nd District recently ruled that there was insufficient evidence to convict for a DUI where there was neither evidence of impaired driving nor evidence of cannabis in the breath, blood, or urine of the defendant. Defendant Samuel McPeak was … Continue reading
Matter of MONGES-Garcia, 25 I&N Dec. 246 (BIA 2010)
BIA Finds No Conflict Between Regulation’s Time Limits on Motions to Reopen and INA § 242B(e)(1)’s Limit on Discretionary Relief. (1) The 90-day time limitation for filing a motion to reopen in 8 C.F.R. § 1003.23(b)(1) (2010) applies to motions … Continue reading
Ninth Circuit Finds Son of U.S. Citizen Remains Such After Citizen’s Death and Remains Eligible for § 237(a)(1)(H)(i) Waiver.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in reviewing the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA or Board) in Matter of Federiso, 24 I. & N. Dec. 661 (B.I.A. Oct. 23, 2008), has held that the … Continue reading
Posted in 212(h) waiver, Matter of Federiso
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