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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Mar 12, 2013

Post-Conviction Relief in California Should Be Unaffected by Chaidez v. United States

In Chaidez v. United State s, 568 U.S. _____, ____S.Ct.____, 2013 WL 610201, (February 20, 2013) the U.S. Supreme Court held that Padilla v. Kentucky , 559 U.S. 356 (2010) was a “new rule” that did not apply retroactively to convictions final before March 31, 2010. In Padilla , the Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment requires criminal defense counsel to advise a noncitizen about the immigration consequences of a guilty plea.

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National Immigration Project Practice advisory Jan 15, 2013

Practice Advisory: Matter of Davey & the Categorical Approach

This practice advisory discusses the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision in Matter of Davey, 26 I&N Dec. 37 (BIA 2012) and its holding that the categorical approach does not apply to the “possession of 30 grams of marijuana” exception to deportability found in 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(B)(i), INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i).

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Oct 15, 2012

Arguing That a California Infraction is Not a Conviction; Test for Non-Misdemeanor Offenses

Practice Advisory: The BIA held that a violation of a Kansas municipal ordinance is a conviction for immigration purposes despite the lack of appointed defense counsel or right to a jury trial in those proceedings. Matter of Cuellar , 25 I&N Dec. 850 (BIA 2012).

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ASISTA Practice advisory Aug 1, 2012

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

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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

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