Category Archives: 7th Circuit

Benitez Ramos 7th Circuit El Salvador withholding of removal former gang member

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Mike Baker

Record failed to support Bd.’s denial of alien’s application for withholding of removal where alien (native of El Salvador) alleged that he would be persecuted by members of criminal gang on account of his status as former member of gang … Continue reading →

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What happens when your Immigration Case is Denied? Appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals or Federal Courts from denial by IJ/officer

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Mike Baker

What Happens If Your Immigration Case is Denied? The Immigration Act provides the opportunity to appeal decisions of immigration officers or immigration judges to a higher level. How, and which court or agency, your appeal should be directed is the … Continue reading →

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Haxhiu v. Mukasey, Asylum applicant anticorruption activities a form of political speech, whistleblower must expose corruption publicly 519 F.3d 685

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Mike Baker

Haxhiu v. Mukasey (7th Cir. 2008)(Flaum) Oral Argument | Full Text Whether asylum applicant’s anticorruption activities constituted an expression of a political opinion? To receive asylum protection on account of a political opinion, a whistleblower must have sought a political … Continue reading →

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Attorneys’ fees and costs, Equal Access to Justice Act, EAJA

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Mike Baker

Potdar v. Holder, No. 06-2441 (10/21/09) Attorneys’ fees and costs, Equal Access to Justice Act, EAJA. Potdar v. Holder (Ripple) Oral Argument | Full Text Petitioner’s motion for attorneys’ fees and costs, arising from exclusion proceedings, is denied as, under … Continue reading →

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exclusionary rule does not apply in removal proceedings

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Mike Baker

Krasilych v. Holder, No. 09-1026 (9/29/09) exclusionary rule, Ukrainian withholding of removal Krasilych v. Holder (Per Curiam) Oral Argument | Full Text Petition for review of the BIA’s denial of a Ukrainian citizen’s application for withholding of removal is denied … Continue reading →

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