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Video: What is the legal basis the Supreme Court used to rule why the BIA’s 212(c) ruling was arbitrary – Avvo.com http://ping.fm/a43lH

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CA7 Finds Actual Reliance on §212(c), Remands for Hearing

The court refused to apply the repeal of INA §212(c) retroactively to Petitioner, where he demonstrated actual reliance on the availability of a §212(c) waiver by affirmatively abandoning his right to pursue a JRAD.

CA5 on Requiring Corroborating Evidence from Asylum Applicants

The court held that the BIA reasonably interpreted its own regulations in Matter of S-M-J- when ruling asylum applicants can be required to provide reasonably obtainable corroborating evidence even when their testimony is credible.

Supreme Court Rejects §212(c) Comparable Grounds Rule

In a unanimous opinion, the Court held that the BIA’s comparable grounds rule, as applied to applications for §212(c) relief in deportation proceedings, is arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act.

Nonimmigrants and Firearms Disabilities under the Gun Control Act

DOJ OLC opinion rejects the interpretation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in an interim final rule, and concludes that 18 USC §922(g)(5)(B) applies only to nonimmigrants who must have a visa to be admitted to the U.S., not to all nonimmigrants.