Category Archives: Chicago Immigration Court

Chicago Appleseed Fund For Justice- Immigration Court Reform

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Mike Baker

To the editor: A Policy Statement from Chicago Appleseed Last year, Appleseed and the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice released a comprehensive report, “Assembly Line Injustice,” outlining findings that American immigration courts regularly fall beneath basic standards of justice. The … Continue reading →

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BIA Holds that Changed Circumstances Do Not Result in Automatic One-Year Extension of Time for Filing for Asylum

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Mike Baker

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA or Board), in Matter of T-M-H– and S-W-C-, 25 I. & N. Dec. 193 (B.I.A. Jan. 29, 2010), held that an alien does not receive an automatic one-year extension in which to file an … Continue reading →

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Adjudicating Forms I-212 for Aliens Inadmissible after a prior immigration violation or reinstated removal orders

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Mike Baker

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on January 25, 2010, released a May 19, 2009, memorandum from Acting Deputy Director Michael Aytes to USCIS leadership entitled “Adjudicating Forms I-212 for Aliens Inadmissible Under Section 212(a)(9)(C) or Subject to Reinstatement Under … Continue reading →

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Non-Citizens Deported Mostly for Nonviolent Offenses

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Mike Baker

Human Rights Watch issued a report that it says documents for the first time exactly which kinds of non-citizens were deported from the U.S. between 1997 and 2007, and for what types of crimes. The report says that 72 percent … Continue reading →

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7th Circuit, Aliens, Immigration case law updates, Asylum

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Mike Baker

Figueras v. Holder, No. 08-3367 (7/27/09) Adjustment of status, motion for continuance Figueras v. Holder (Sykes) Oral Argument | Full Text Petition for Review, Order of Bd. of Immigration Appeals, Petition granted. Bd. erred in finding that alien was ineligible … Continue reading →

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