Category Archives: Aggravated felony

The Board Just Turned a 1952 Draft-Dodger Law Into a Permanent, Unwaivable Bar for Aggravated Felons

Posted on September 17, 2026 by Mike Baker

For anyone whose guilty plea or jury verdict comes after September 17, 2026, an aggravated felony conviction can close off the path to a green card by itself. It does this not through the criminal grounds of inadmissibility Congress actually … Continue reading →

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BIA Holds §212(h) Waiver Available to Petitioner Who Adjusted to LPR Status in the U.S.

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Mike Baker

VELLA, 27 I&N Dec. 138 (BIA 2017) ID 3905 (PDF) An alien “has previously been admitted to the United States as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence” within the meaning of section 212(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, … Continue reading →

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CA7 finds BIA sua sponte remand did not reopen request for 212(c) relief but upholds deferral of removal under CAT for Iraq national

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Mike Baker

Turkhan, born in 1960 in Iraq, entered the U.S. in 1979, eventually becoming a legal permanent resident. He is an Assyrian Christian, has not left the U.S. since 1979, is married to a U.S. citizen, and is the father of … Continue reading →

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CA7 finds conviction for felon in possession of a firearm qualifies as an aggravated felony for purposes of removal

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Mike Baker

Record contained sufficient evidence to support IJ’s removal order against alien (citizen of Mexico) based on fact that alien had two or more convictions on crimes involving moral turpitude, three convictions on crimes involving controlled substances, and conviction based on … Continue reading →

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CA7 upholds ineligibility for cancellation of removal due to misdemeanor “aggravated felony” conviction for “sexual abuse of a minor”

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Mike Baker

VELASCO-GIRON had been convicted in California in 2005 of engaging in sexual intercourse with a girl who was not yet 18 and was more than three years younger than he. Velasco was 18 at the time; the girl was 15, … Continue reading →

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