Category Archives: rehabilitation

Matter of Gilton Bain: When Criminal History Outweighs Family Ties in U.S. Immigration Law: Rules for Cancellation of Removal and the Role of Rehabilitation

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Mike Baker

Matter of Gilton Bain: When Criminal History Outweighs Family Ties in U.S. Immigration Law The Matter of Gilton Bain is a significant and recently designated precedent in immigration law. The Board of Immigration Appeals issued its decision on February 6, … Continue reading →

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CA7 remands 212(c) case to BIA due to legal error of reliance on uncorroborated arrest reports absent a conviction or corroborating evidence

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Mike Baker

Avila-Ramirez, an LPR since 1977, does not contest the BIA’s determination that his 1990 conviction for committing a lewd and lascivious act with a child under the age of fourteen was for an aggravated felony. Avila-Ramirez’s guilty plea occurred in … Continue reading →

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