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Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Negusie v. Garland: Petitioner's CA5 Brief
Petitioner's Brief in CA5 Case No. 21-60314 "Petitioner, Daniel Girmai Negusie, petitions this Court to review and reverse the Board of Immigration Appeals’s decision affirming the Attorney General’s decision in Matter of Negusie...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Groups File Amicus Briefs at CA5 in Negusie
Duke Law, Aug. 12, 2021 "Duke Law School’s Immigrant Rights Clinic filed amicus curiae briefs before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals last week on behalf of a group of international refugee law scholars and the American Immigration Lawyers...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
A.G. Garland Refers Matter of Negusie (Persecutor Bar) to Himself
Matter of Negusie, 28 I&N Dec. 399 (A.G. 2021) - "Pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(h)(1)(i), I direct the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board”) to refer this case to me for review of its decision. The Board’s decision in...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
A.G. Barr on Asylum, Persecution, Duress, Coercion: Matter of Negusie
Matter of Negusie, 28 I&N Dec. 120 (A.G. 2020) (1) The bar to eligibility for asylum and withholding of removal based on the persecution of others does not include an exception for coercion or duress. (2) The Department of Homeland Security does...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Matter of Negusie, 27 I&N Dec. 481 (A.G. 2018)
Matter of Negusie, 27 I&N Dec. 481 (A.G. 2018) "Pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(h)(1)(i) (2018), I direct the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board”) to refer this case to me for review of its decision. The Board’s decision...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Immigration Law Blog
BIA on Duress - Matter of Negusie, 27 I&N Dec. 347 (BIA 2018)
Matter of Negusie, 27 I&N Dec. 347 (BIA 2018) (1) An applicant who is subject to being barred from establishing eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal based on the persecution of others may claim a duress defense, which is limited in nature...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 5 years ago
Immigration Law
Immigration Law Blog
Litigation Update in Negusie v. Holder - Practice Advisory
Prof. Kate Evans, Oct. 2017 - "In Negusie v. Holder, 555 U.S. 511 (2009) the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed whether the persecutor bar for asylum and withholding of removal should be interpreted to contain an exception for conduct performed under duress...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 6 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
BIA Amicus Brief Invitation: Duress Exception to Persecutor Bar (Due Sept. 7, 2016)
BIA, Aug. 8, 2016 - "The Board of Immigration Appeals welcomes interested members of the public to file amicus curiae briefs discussing the below issues: ISSUES PRESENTED: 1) Whether an involuntariness or duress exception exists to limit the...