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ASISTA Practice advisory May 30, 2013

ASISTA Practice Advisory: Updates on VAWA Adjustment (May 30, 2013)

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory May 29, 2013

Moncrieffe and Olivas-Motta: Fourteen Crim/Imm Defenses in the Ninth Circuit

In Moncrieffe v. Holder , the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that the full categorical approach applies in immigration proceedings. A result is that where the criminal statute defines the offense more broadly than the immigration definition at issue, the conviction will not trigger the immigration penalty.

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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 Sep 7, 2012

ASISTA Practice Advisory: U Update: Cap Queue and DACA Derivatives Practice Pointers (September 7, 2012)

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ASISTA Practice advisory Sep 1, 2012

ASISTA Practice Advisory: DACA, VAWA, & U Visa Applications (September 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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National Immigration Project Sample brief Apr 5, 2012

Vartelas v. Holder: Implications for LPRs Who Take Brief Trips Abroad and Other Potential Favorable Impacts

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.

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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.

Crimes and categorical approach Immigration court Court of appeals Direct PDF