Category Archives: BIA

EOIR Immigration Law Advisor

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Mike Baker

EOIR Virtual Law Library – AG/BIA Precedent Decisions EOIR has published a monthly internal legal newsletter, the Immigration Law Advisor, since January 2007 summarizing new developments in immigration law. The Immigration Law Advisor includes a feature article about an issue … Continue reading →

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Matter of Maria del Carmen MARTINEZ-SERRANO

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Mike Baker

(1) An alien’s conviction for aiding and abetting other aliens to evade and elude examination and inspection by immigration officers in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2(a) (2006) and 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(2) (2006) establishes that the convicted alien is … 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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Matter of Urena #3663, 25 I&N Dec. 140 (BIA 2009) Dangerous aliens are properly detained without bond pending the completion of proceedings

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Mike Baker

Matter of Urena, Interim Decision #3663, 25 I&N Dec. 140 (BIA 2009) Dangerous aliens are properly detained without bond pending the completion of proceedings to remove them from the United States. Only if an alien has established that he would … Continue reading →

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Criminal facilitation is not an “aggravated felony” as illicit trafficking

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Mike Baker

In an unpublished decision, the BIA held that a conviction for criminal facilitation in New York does not constitute an illicit trafficking type of aggravated felony. Taylor, A xx-xxx-801, slip op. (BIA Nov. 5, 2009)

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