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Policy Advocacy Publication Date Nov 26, 2014 Share Downloads File Advisory on Immigration Enforcement Summary Audience Practitioners
Crimes Policy Advocacy Publication Date Nov 25, 2014 Share Downloads File DAPA Criminal Practice Advisory Audience Practitioners
Immigrant Youth Publication Date Oct 28, 2014 Share Downloads File Recapturing Priority Dates after Scialabba Practice Advisory Audience Practitioners
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This practice advisory summarizes the immigration benefits for same-sex spouses after the U.S. Supreme Court decision in United States v. Windsor declared section 3 of DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) unconstitutional. It covers family-based petitions (including VAWA) and nonimmigrant visas for same-sex spouses and children.
Enforcement Publication Date Jul 22, 2013 Share Downloads File Understanding Immigration Detainers Audience Practitioners
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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.
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.
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).
This advisory for criminal defense counsel outlines defense strategies to preserve a client’s possible eligibility for deferred action.