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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.

Removal defense Immigration court BIA Direct PDF
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 A Ninth Circuit panel has withdrawn a very bad opinion on the modified categorical approach and substituted a substantially better one.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
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 Mar 17, 2011

Update on INA § 212(h) Defense Strategies

"Many Permanent Residents Are Not Subject to the § 212(h) Permanent Resident Bar; The Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms § 212(h) as a Direct Waiver of Deportability; Using § 212(h) When LPR Cancellation is Not an Option" by Kathy Brady

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ASISTA Template motion Dec 1, 2010

ASISTA Newsletter December 2010

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ASISTA Practice advisory Jun 1, 2010

ASISTA Newsletter June 2010

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ASISTA Practice advisory May 1, 2010

ASISTA Newsletter May 2010

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ASISTA Practice advisory Feb 1, 2010

ASISTA Newsletter February 2010

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ASISTA Practice advisory Apr 16, 2007

Practice Advisory: Adjustment of Status of "Arriving Aliens" Under the Interim Regulations: Challenging the BIA's Denial of a Motion to Reopen, Remand, or Continue a Case (April 16, 2007)

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ASISTA Practice advisory Dec 1, 2005

ASISTA Newsletter December 2005: VAWA 2005 (HR 3402) President Bush Signed VAWA 2005 Into Law

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