Category Archives: 7th Circuit Cases- Aliens

ALVARADO FONSECA v. HOLDER- Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, ex post facto clause 7th Circuit

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Mike Baker

A Mexican citizen’s petition for review of the BIA’s dismissal of his appeal of an IJ’s deportation order on the ground that his 1984 state court conviction for armed robbery constituted an aggravated felony, is denied where: 1) because petitioner … Continue reading →

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LIN v. HOLDER JR-Chinese asylum and withholding of removal 7th Circuit

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Mike Baker

A Chinese citizen’s petition for review of a BIA’s affirmance of an IJ’s denial of an application for asylum and withholding of removal based on his wife’s alleged abortion, is denied where: 1) even if the abortion and sterilization certificates … Continue reading →

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Cancellation of Removal/Good Moral Character/false claim of citizenship

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Mike Baker

Issue: Petitioner Muratoski challenges BIA’s interpretation of the regulation regarding the exception to an adverse finding of good moral character based on a false claim of citizenship (8 U.S.C. § 1101(f); Matter of Guadarrama de Contreras, 24 I. & N. … Continue reading →

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ISSAQ v. HOLDER No. 09-2288 “particularly serious” felony, Withholding of Removal, Iraqi Assyrian Christian

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Mike Baker

An Iraqi citizen’s petition for review of of BIA’s denial of petitioner’s application for withholding of removal and other findings is denied where: 1) a Report is not enough on its own to support a finding that any persecution petitioner, … Continue reading →

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Gutierrez-Berdin v. Holder 09-1465. Motion to suppress Form I-213; IJ bias and irreverence. 7th Circuit

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Mike Baker

Gutierrez-Berdin v. Holder  (Flaum) Oral Argument | Full TextTweet A Mexican citizen’s petition for review of a removal order is denied inpart and dismissed in part where: 1) the IJ did not err in denyingpetitioner’s motion to suppress Form I-213; … Continue reading →

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