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There are two main situations where individuals who were ordered removed or deported in absentia can reopen their cases:
This Practice Advisory contains practical and legal suggestions for individuals seeking to return to the United States after they have prevailed on a petition for review or an administrative motion to reopen or reconsider to the immigration court or Board of Immigration Appeals.
This Practice Advisory provides an overview of the CSPA, its effective date, and its interpretation and implementation by USCIS, the U.S. Department of State, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the courts.
This Practice Advisory addresses when the voluntary departure period runs and the events that cause automatic termination of a voluntary departure order; the serious consequences that result from failing to depart; and when these consequences do not apply. The Advisory also analyzes important changes in the caselaw and outlines arguments for when the consequences for failing to depart pursuant to a voluntary departure order should not apply. The Appendix provides background about the eligibility
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia decision regarding Plaintiff’s (European Connections & Tours) challenge of IMBRA under the First and Fifth Amendments of the Constitution; specifically challenging the portions of the IMBRA statute relating to the disclosure of background information and the definition of International Marriage Brokers. Court dismissed the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
Challenging Detention Without a Bond Hearing Pending Removal Proceedings | American Civil Liberties Union Skip navigation Fact Sheet Challenging Detention Without a Bond Hearing Pending Removal Proceedings Document Date: November 6, 2015 Download document Download document Skip to PDF content Related Issues Immigrants' Rights Immigrants' Rights and Detention
Practice Advisory Issue area Removal Defense Audience Attorney Published: Jun. 8, 2015 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Copy Link to Clipboard Copy to Clipboard Download Practice Advisory
This practice advisory contains practical and legal suggestions for individuals seeking to return to the United States after they have prevailed on a petition for review or a motion to reopen or reconsider to the immigration court or Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).
Crimes Policy Advocacy Publication Date Nov 25, 2014 Share Downloads File DAPA Criminal Practice Advisory Audience Practitioners
This advisory describes (1) the Court’s decision in Vartelas ; (2) its potential impact on LPRs who take brief trips abroad; (3) suggested steps that lawyers (or immigrants themselves) may take immediately in pending or already concluded removal proceedings involving such individuals; and (4) some of the other potential favorable impacts of the decision.
Crimes Publication Date Mar 22, 2011 Share Downloads File Practice Advisory: Alyazji Moral Turpitude Deportation Grounds Audience Practitioners
Matter of Alyazji , 25 I&N Dec. 397 (BIA 2011), overruling in part Matter of Shanu , 23 I&N Dec. 754 (BIA 2005).