Category Archives: Board of Immigration Appeals

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 →

Posted in 212(h), 212(h) and readjustment, 7th Circuit, 7th Circuit Cases- Aliens, Aggravated felony, BIA, Board of Immigration Appeals, CA7 Holds §212(h) Waiver Available to Petitioner Who Adjusted to LPR Status in the U.S. | Leave a comment

BIA Precedent Decisions Volume 26 (2012-2017) Executive Office for Immigration Review

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Mike Baker

BIA Precedent Decisions Volume 25 (3643 – 3765) BIA Precedent Decisions Volume 26 (2012-2017 (3766-3886) Executive Office for Immigration Review BIA Precedent Decisions Volume 27 (Volume 27 (3887-2017-) Executive Office for Immigration Review FLORES-ABARCA, 26 I&N Dec. 992 (BIA 2017) … Continue reading →

Posted in 26 I&N Dec. 415 (BIA 2014), BIA, BIA Precedent Decisions, BIA Precedent Decisions Volume 25, BIA Precedent Decisions Volume 26, BIA Precedent Decisions Volume 26 (2012-2017), BIA Precedent Decisions Volume 27 (2017-) Executive Office for Immigration Review, BIA PRECEDENT TABLE, BIA Precedent Table-1995 to Present, Board of Immigration Appeals, Executive Office for Immigration Review | Tagged | Leave a comment

CA7 upholds BIA denial of untimely Motion to Reopen based on ineffective counsel

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Mike Baker

YUSEV v. Sessions, Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit 2017 Bd. did not err in denying alien’s motion to reopen their applications for asylum and withholding of removal based on claim that their counsel was ineffective. Said motion was untimely, since … Continue reading →

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LPR Returning to U.S. Cannot Be Regarded as Seeking Admission and May Not Be Charged with Inadmissibility

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Mike Baker

Distinguishing Koloamatangi, the BIA holds that LPR returning to U.S. is not seeking an admission and may not be charged with inadmissibility under 8 USCA § 1182(a). In Matter of Pena, 26 I. & N. Dec. 613 (B.I.A. June 16, … Continue reading →

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Three USCIS Administrative Appeals Office Decisions Published

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Mike Baker

Matter of Leacheng International, Inc. (1) The definition of “doing business” at 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(j)(2) (2014) contains no requirement that a petitioner for a multinational manager or executive must provide goods and or services to an unaffiliated third party. … Continue reading →

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