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ASISTA Practice advisory Jul 1, 2012

ASISTA Newsletter July 2012: A Practice Guide for Representing Self-Petitioning Applicants With Criminal Convictions or Criminal History (Part 2 of 3)

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ASISTA Practice advisory Jun 1, 2012

ASISTA Newsletter June 2012: A Practice Guide for Representing Self-Petitioning Applicants With Criminal Convictions or Criminal History (Part 1 of 3)

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Dec 13, 2011

Advisory: Ninth Circuit Panel Reverses Itself in Pagayon II

Testimony before an IJ may not be used to characterize an offense, or to link two documents from the record of conviction. A Ninth Circuit panel has withdrawn a very bad opinion on the modified categorical approach and substituted a substantially better one.

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Aug 1, 2011

Conviction on Direct Appeal of Right Remains a “Conviction” for Immigration Purposes

Planes v. Holder (9th Cir. July 5, 2011): Criminal defenders must assume that filing a timely direct appeal of right will not prevent a conviction from having immigration effect. This is a change in the law, created by Planes v. Holder , supra . Advocates will file a petition for rehearing and there is a good chance that this will be granted, and a reasonable chance, although no guarantee, that Planes may be reversed.

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Jul 18, 2011

Practice Advisory: Lujan & Nunez, July 14, 2011

Warning: Immigrant Defendants with a First Minor Drug Offense: “Rehabilitative relief” will no longer eliminate a first conviction for simple possession for immigration purposes, unless the conviction occurred before 7/14/11

Crimes and categorical approach Children and SIJS Cross-forum Direct PDF
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ILRC Resource Library

Immigrant Legal Resource Center public resource library with practice advisories, charts, explainers, and practitioner-facing guidance.

Crimes and categorical approach Family-based practice Adjustment of status Cross-forum USCIS
Immigrant Defense Project Resource directory No date

Immigrant Defense Project Practice Advisories

Immigrant Defense Project page collecting practice advisories and related materials at the intersection of criminal and immigration law.

Crimes and categorical approach Detention / bond Removal defense Cross-forum Immigration court
National Immigration Project Resource directory No date

National Immigration Project Resource Hub

National Immigration Project's public resource page collecting practice advisories, litigation materials, and defense-oriented guidance.

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Immigrant Defense Project Template motion No date

Appendix A: Sample Statutory Motion to Reconsider and Remand for Hearing on Application for Cancellation of Removal in Light of Pereira v. Sessions

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