Category Archives: 7th Circuit

CA7 remands to conduct the three-step inquiry in Matter of Silva-Trevino

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Mike Baker

“In Matter of Silva-Trevino, 24 I. & N. Dec. 687 (A.G. 2008), the Attorney General established a three-step framework for immigration judges and the Board to use to determine whether an alien’s conviction qualifies as a CIMT. At the first … Continue reading →

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CA7 denies collateral attack of removal order in criminal proceedings for failure to exhaust administrative remedies

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Mike Baker

United States v. Alegria-Saldana, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 7263: The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of Alegria-Saldana’s motion to dismiss his indictment for illegal reentry after removal. Alegria-Saldana alleged that his due process rights were violated in his … Continue reading →

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CA7 denies review for failure to establish identity and that he was inspected and admitted

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Mike Baker

[1]-The alien was placed on inquiry notice of his proceeding by the 1997 detention because he found the incident important enough to tell his father soon after, so whether the alien was a juvenile or not, he was placed on … Continue reading →

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CA7 denies withholding to Mexican national as “particular social group” must be linked by something more than persecution

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Mike Baker

The BIA did not err by finding that an alien failed to identify a valid particular social group within the meaning of the statutes authorizing asylum and withholding of removal; The IJ and the BIA did not err by rejecting … Continue reading →

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CA7 denies motion to reopen filed almost nine years from the final administrative removal order

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Mike Baker

Patel v Holder, Case No. 13-2442 (C.A. 7. Apr. 1, 2014) Jyotsnaben and Pravin Patel petition for review of a denial by the Board of Immigration Appeals of their motion to reopen their removal proceedings. The Patels moved to reopen … Continue reading →

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