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Hillocks v. A.G. "Petitioner Dexter Anthony Hillocks is a lawful permanent resident who was convicted of the Pennsylvania state crime of using a communication facility — i.e., a phone — to facilitate a felony. The question before us...

Bastardo-Vale v. A.G. "Today we decide whether the phrase “particularly serious crime” as used in both the asylum and withholding of removal statutes, 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158(b)(2), 1231(b)(3), includes, but is not limited to, aggravated...

In an unpublished, three-member panel (GREER, Wendtland; O'Connor dissenting) decision dated April 24, 2019 , the BIA stated: "[B]ased on a straightforward application of the categorical approach outlined in Taylor and its progeny, we must...

Matter of A. Vasquez, 27 I&N Dec. 503 (BIA 2019) Under the plain language of section 101(a)(43)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(H) (2012), kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a) (2012) is not an...

ACLU, Apr. 9, 2019 "Utah is known for its red rock canyons, steep ski slopes, and a mega-majority Republican legislature. And now it can be recognized as one of just a handful of states to pass legislation that helps noncitizens avoid deportation...

Atenio Lorenzo II "The opinion filed August 29, 2018, and reported at 902 F.3d 930 , is WITHDRAWN. A substitute memorandum disposition is filed concurrently with this order. The government’s petition for panel rehearing, filed November 14...

Matter of Valenzuela Gallardo, 27 I&N Dec. 449 (BIA 2018) (1) An “offense relating to obstruction of justice” under section 101(a)(43)(S) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(S) (2012), encompasses offenses...

Hylton v. Sessions - "Antoine Hylton, a Jamaican national, petitions for review of the May 9, 2017 order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), which found him ineligible for cancellation of removal because his prior state conviction...

Wang v. Attorney General - "Wang pleaded guilty to violating the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) by Making a False Report in Connection with a Commodities Transaction in violation of 7 U.S.C. § 6b(a)(1)(B) and § 13(a)(2). ... Wang challenges...

Wang v. Atty. Gen. - "Wang pleaded guilty to violating the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) by Making a False Report in Connection with a Commodities Transaction in violation of 7 U.S.C. § 6b(a)(1)(B) and § 13(a)(2). ... Wang challenges both...

Hylton v. Sessions - "Antoine Hylton, a Jamaican national, petitions for review of the May 9, 2017 order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), which found him ineligible for cancellation of removal because his prior state conviction...

Rodriguez-Contreras v. Sessions, Oct. 12, 2017 - "How the substantive elements of 720 ILCS 5/24–1.1(a) mesh with those of §922(g)(1) has never been resolved by this court. Now is the time. ... [T]he state statute is indeed broader than...

Michael Carlin writes: "The Supreme Court granted cert in Esquivel-Quintana v. Lynch . I have been representing Mr. Esquivel-Quintana before the BIA and before the Sixth Circuit . Before the Supreme Court, I am working with Jeffrey Fisher (counsel...

Section 7202, here , criminalizes the following conduct: Any person required under this title to collect, account for, and pay over any tax imposed by this title who willfully fails to collect or truthfully account for and pay over such tax shall,...

"A young man who grew up in Lake County [Cal.] and faced a deportation battle last year celebrated becoming a United States citizen on Friday. Carlos Solorzano took the oath of citizenship in US District Court in Anchorage, Alaska. Solorzano's...