Category Archives: Board of Immigration Appeals

Well-founded fear of persecution that respondents would be subject to forced sterilization

Matter of H-L-H- & Z-Y-Z-, 25 I&N Dec. 209 (BIA 2010)  U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals Decided March 26, 2010 Whether an alien has presented sufficient evidence to establish a well-founded fear … Continue reading

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BIA Holds that California Conviction for Infliction of Corporal Injury on Spouse Is Crime of Violence

The BIA held in Matter of Perez Ramirez, 25 I. & N. Dec. 203 (B.I.A. Mar. 17, 2010), that (1) where a criminal alien’s sentence has been modified to include a term of imprisonment following a violation of probation, the … Continue reading

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A postconviction sentence modification may be effective in avoiding a conviction for immigration purposes or to eliminate an aggravated-felony ground of deportability.

Where a criminal court vacated the 1-year prison sentence of an alien convicted of a theft offense and revised the sentence to 360 days of imprisonment, the alien does not have a conviction for an aggravated felony within the meaning … Continue reading

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Police Report that Had Been Incorporated into Guilty Plea Was Part of Record of Conviction

In applying the modified categorical approach to assess an alien’s conviction, it is proper to consider the contents of police reports as part of the record of conviction if they were specifically incorporated into the guilty plea or were admitted … Continue reading

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EOIR Immigration Law Advisor

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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