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Tag Archives: lawful permanent resident
Registering to Vote Is Easy. For Immigrants, It Can Be a Trap.
Every institution in American life is built to make voting easier. One institution is built to make a single wrong vote catastrophic. The same person stands in front of both. By Michael D. Baker Ask Claude how to register to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Voting Rights
Tagged Democracy Works, election integrity, ERIC, Fitzpatrick v. Sessions, general intent, how to check voter registration, immigration and voting, Keathley v. Holder, Kimani v. Holder, lawful permanent resident, Michael D. Baker, motor voter, National Voter Registration Act, noncitizen voting, official authorization, removal, residency, TurboVote, voter registration, voter roll maintenance
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⚖️ Matter of Lopez Rico: One Ballot, Counted Twice — and the Fifth Amendment Trap
The Board made unlawful voting a significant adverse factor and held that taking the Fifth can be used against you. Fourteen years between the ballot and the order. Matter of Lopez Rico, 29 I&N Dec. 780 (BIA 2026), Interim Decision … Continue reading
Posted in BIA, Board of Immigration Appeals
Tagged 18 USC 611, 29 I&N Dec. 780, 8 USC 1227(a)(6), adverse inference, Bayo v. Napolitano, BIA precedent, Cancellation of Removal, discretionary relief, election integrity, ERIC, Fifth Amendment, Fitzpatrick v. Sessions, general intent, immigration court, INA 237(a)(6), INA 240A(a), Interim Decision 4223, Keathley v. Holder, Kimani v. Holder, lawful permanent resident, Matter of C-V-T-, Matter of Guevara, Matter of Lopez Rico, Matter of Marin, Matter of Marques, Michael D. Baker, noncitizen voting, official authorization, Pereida v. Wilkinson, removal proceedings, self-incrimination, unlawful voting, voter registration, voter roll maintenance
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A Charge Is Enough: Blanche v. Lau and the Green-Card Holder’s New Limbo. Proof Can Wait. Your Status Can’t
Law Offices of Michael D. Baker, Chicago U.S. Supreme CourtOct. Term 2025 A green card is supposed to mean you belong here. Blanche v. Lau says it means that only until a border officer decides it does not — and … Continue reading
