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BIA Remands for IJ to Determine Qualification for “Simple Possession” Exception

The BIA sustained the appeal and remanded to allow the immigration judge (IJ) to evaluate if the respondent qualifies for the “simple possession” exception to §245(h)(2)(B) under the circumstance-specific approach.

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Aggravated Felony conviction a deportable offense

The court discussed the circuit split on whether the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, which made an aggravated felony conviction a deportable offense, can be applied to pre-ADAA convictions, but denied the petition for failure to exhaust. (Alvarado-Fonseca v. Holder, 1/6/11)