Blog Posts in March, 2011
Posted on Mar 7, 2011 By Ricky Malik
Many people are placed in removal proceedings but are waiting for adjudication of a petition or an adjudication from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) or simply for a family ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2011 By Ricky Malik
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) stated in Matter of Eslamizar, 23 I&N Dec. 684 (BIA 2004) "It is a bedrock principle of the Constitution of the United States that each element of an offense ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2011 By Ricky Malik
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) in Matter of GUEVARA ALFARO, 25 I&N Dec. 417 (BIA 2011) held: (1) Any intentional sexual conduct by an adult with a child involves moral turpitude, as long ...
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Posted on Mar 1, 2011 By Ricky Malik
United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an interim memo (in effect now) to address scenarios when a foreign national is in removal (deportation ) proceedings before the ...
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