Category Archives: 7th Circuit

Seventh Circuit finds BIA summary affirmance procedure to benefit noncitizens and not just DHS

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Mike Baker

Ward v. Holder No. 10-2063 United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 2011 U.S. App. Lexis 1184 (January 21, 2011) A petition for review, by natives and citizens of Philippines, a BIA’s affirmance of an IJ’s finding that … Continue reading →

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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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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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