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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Apr 5, 2019

What Qualifies as a Conviction for Immigration Purposes?

Immigration law has its own definition of what constitutes a criminal "conviction." Because most, although not all, immigration consequences require a conviction, if your client does not have a conviction the immigration case might be saved. This Advisory discusses which dispositions that come out of criminal court actually constitute a conviction for immigration purposes, and how to avoid a conviction. It has been updated to include the BIA's decision that a conviction on direct appeal of right

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American Immigration Council Practice advisory Mar 15, 2019

Court Decision Ensures Timely Adjudication of Employment Applications Filed by Initial Asylum Applicants

On July 26, 2018, in a national class action, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) must adjudicate asylum applicants’ initial (first time) applications for employment authorization documents (EADs) within 30 days.

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ASISTA Practice advisory Feb 1, 2019

Appendix: Sample Language for Submitting Initial Fee Waiver Requests or Contesting Denials (February 2019).

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ASISTA Practice advisory Feb 1, 2019

Appendix: Sample Language for Submitting Initial Fee Waiver Requests or Contesting Denials in Word version (February 2019)

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Immigrant Defense Project Practice advisory Jan 24, 2019

Practice Advisory: The Conviction Finality Requirement in Light of Matter of J.M. Acosta : The Law Circuit-by-Circuit and Practice Strategies Before the Agency and Federal Courts (January 24, 2019, by IDP)

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Jan 1, 2019

Advisory About the Immigration Consequences of California Methamphetamine Convictions: Lorenzo v. Sessions

In August 2018, the Ninth Circuit published an opinion holding that methamphetamine as defined under California law is not a controlled substance for federal immigration purposes. In January 2019, however, the court withdrew the published opinion, and issued a non-published opinion that came to the same conclusion. See Lorenzo v. Sessions , 902 F.3d 930 (9th Cir. 2018), withdrawn by Lorenzo v. Whitaker , 913 F.3d 930 (9th Cir. 2019), and unpublished decision at Lorenzo v. Whitaker , 752 F. App'x

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ASISTA Practice advisory Dec 5, 2018

Annotated Notes and Practice Pointers: USCIS Teleconference on Notice to Appear (NTA) Updated Policy Guidance (December 5, 2018)

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ACLU Practice advisory Oct 23, 2018

Practice Advisory: Bond Hearings for Individuals Subject to Prolonged Detention: Guerrero-Sanchez v. Warden, York County Prison

Practice Advisory: Guerrero-Sanchez v. Warden, York County Prison | American Civil Liberties Union Skip navigation document Practice Advisory: Guerrero-Sanchez v. Warden, York County Prison Document Date: October 23, 2018 Download document Download document Skip to PDF content

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Oct 15, 2018

Matter of Velasquez-Rios and 364-Day Misdemeanors

The BIA has held that that it will not give retroactive effect to California Penal Code § 18.5(a) on convictions from before January 1, 2015. It will consider a California misdemeanor conviction from before January 1, 2015 to have a potential sentence of up to one year, while a misdemeanor conviction on or after that date will have a potential sentence of up to 364 days. Having a potential sentence of just 364 days can help some immigrants who are convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude.

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ASISTA Practice advisory Sep 27, 2018

2018 Notes from National Stakeholder Engagement Updated Notice to Appear (NTA) Policy Guidance (September 27, 2018)

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