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INS v. St. Cyr
U.S. resident who was convicted of deportable crime prior to enactment of immigration law may seek relief from deportation.
Immigration Jul. 2, 2001
Rodas-Mendoza v. INS
Petitioner not eligible for asylum because she did not demonstrate objectively reasonable fear of future persecution.
Immigration Jun. 28, 2001
Ramos v. INS
Applicant's false statements to asylum officer preclude good moral character finding and subsequent honesty doesn't remove applicant from deportation statute.
Immigration Jun. 28, 2001
Torres-Aguilar v. INS
Under transitional immigration rules, INS's discretionary determination that petitioner didn't demonstrate extreme hardship isn't colorable constitutional claim subject to judicial review.
Immigration Jun. 28, 2001
U.S. v. Romo-Romo
Alien who never leaves United States has not been deported and cannot be convicted of illegal entry after deportation.
Immigration Jun. 28, 2001
Matsuk v. INS
Pursuant to federal statute, court lacks jurisdiction to review Board of Immigration Appeal's order of removal.
Immigration Jun. 28, 2001
Chau v. INS
When Petitioner's claim of derivative citizenship presents genuine factual disputes it should be transferred to district court for determination of citizenship.
Immigration Jun. 28, 2001
Kowalczyk v. INS
Immigrant is entitled to rebut administrative finding that political changes in native country do not justify grant of asylum.
Immigration Jun. 28, 2001
U.S. v. Muro-Inclan
Deportation was lawful even though defendant was not informed of possible waiver because he failed to prove economic hardship to family.
Immigration Jun. 27, 2001
Lockett v. INS
Order
Immigration Jun. 27, 2001
Cortez-Felipe v. INS
Removal not deportation proceedings are appropriate when petitioner is served with Notice to Appear charging her with removability.
Immigration Jun. 27, 2001
Montero-Martinez v. Ashcroft
Court has no power to review immigration board's judgment that illegal immigrant was ineligible to stay in country under statute.
Immigration Jun. 26, 2001
INS v. St. Cyr
New immigration provisions that deny hearing for discretionary waiver of deportation have retroactive effect on pre-enactment guilty pleas.
Immigration Jun. 25, 2001
Nguyen v. INS
Different citizenship rules for children born out of wedlock to citizen mothers and citizen fathers doesn't violate equal protection.
Immigration Jun. 18, 2001
U.S. v. Orona-Soto
Order
Immigration Jun. 12, 2001
Frantsouzov v. INS
Order
Immigration Jun. 12, 2001
Mariscal v. Ashcroft
Order
Immigration Jun. 12, 2001
Palma-Rojas v. INS
Court did not have jurisdiction over deportation case governed by transitional rules of Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act.
Immigration May 17, 2001
Nguyen v. INS
Provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act is Constitutional.
Immigration May 16, 2001
U.S. v. Castillo-Rivera
Conviction for illegally re-entering United States may lead to enhanced sentence based on prior state conviction for possession of firearm.
Immigration May 16, 2001
Hernaez v. INS
Petitioner's status as admitted drug addict does not preclude court from exercising jurisdiction over his petition for review.
Immigration May 16, 2001
Ho v. Greene
Attorney General has statutory authority to indefinitely detain removable alien.
Immigration May 15, 2001
Park v. INS
Conviction for involuntary manslaughter under California Penal Code constitutes aggravated felony for which alien is deportable.
Immigration May 9, 2001
Aguilera v. Kirkpatrik
INS' decision not to join in reopening deportation proceedings is not violation of aliens' constitutional rights.
Immigration May 9, 2001
Al-Harbi v. INS
Petitioner's evacuation from Iraq by American airlift is sufficient to support claim of 'well-founded fear' of persecution.
Immigration May 9, 2001
Agbuya v. INS
Alien who is threatened, kidnapped and physically abused by violent anti-government group establishes well-founded fear of future persecution.
Immigration May 9, 2001
Aguirre-Cervantes v. INS
Immediate family constitutes protected particular social group under asylum statute.
Immigration May 9, 2001
Espinoza-Castro v. INS
Lawful permanent resident army deserter was properly deported upon attempt to re-enter U.S. because he was excludable at time of re-entry.
Immigration May 9, 2001
Valerio-Ochoa v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Lawful permanent resident may be deported after conviction of negligent discharge of firearm.
Immigration May 8, 2001
U.S. v. Banda-Anguiano
Order
Immigration May 7, 2001