Court Holds that Imposition of Court Costs Does Not Qualify as “Conviction”
The Fourth Circuit granted the petition for review, finding that an assessment of $100 in costs, assessed attendant to prayer for judgment continued under North…
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Court Finds Violation of Municipal Ordinance Was “Conviction”
The Eighth Circuit found that the BIA properly denied the petitioner Temporary Protected Status (TPS) because he was convicted of two misdemeanors, adding that it is…
The Court Says Petitioner Failed to Show That His Conviction Was Not Vacated for Immigration Purposes
The Eighth Circuit upheld the BIA’s finding that the petitioner failed to meet his burden of proving that his state court conviction for theft in the fourth…
Be careful if you own the company doing the PERM and you are also the beneficiary
BALCA affirmed the Certifying Officer’s denial of certification, finding that the employer did not establish that the job opportunity was open and available to all…
Got a PERM and recruitment? See this case.
BALCA vacated the Certifying Officer’s denial and found that, although the ETA 9089 stated that the Employee Referral Program (ERP) commenced prior to the prevailing…
Court Holds Virginia Grand Larceny Conviction Is Not an Aggravated Felony
The Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded with instructions to vacate the removal order, finding that the modified categorical approach did not apply since use of…
CA7 Reverses Harboring Conviction
The court found that no trier of fact could reasonably find that the defendant had “harbored” her boyfriend based on the stipulated facts, noting that…
Exempts from removability those convicted of only a “single offense”
The “personal use exception” of 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1227(a)(2)(B)(i), which exempts from removability those convicted of only a “single offense involving possession for one’s own…
Is the pre-trial diversion a conviction for immigration purposes?
is the pre-trial diversion a conviction for immigration purposes. – Avvo.com http://ping.fm/M5fWd
New Case just issued
New Case just issued: Alien’s conviction under California Health and Safety Code Sec. 11361(b) for furnishing marijuana to a minor categorically qualified as a controlled…
New agreement with governmental departments to transfer parolees to be deported
In an effort to control the number of deported convicted parolees governmental agencies have come to a mutual agreement. The New Hampshire Department of Corrections…
What is Hardship?
I-601 Approved on Emotional Hardship. There was no medical hardship. Client since entering the United States, the Applicant has never left. Applicant was convicted in…