Immigration Law

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Jeffrey S. Chase on the Impact of Grace v. Whitaker
Posted on 25 Dec 2018 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Jeffrey S. Chase, Dec. 24, 2018 - "Six months after a significant number of U.S. immigration judges cheered a decision intended to revoke the hard-earned right of domestic violence victims to asylum protection, immigration advocates had their chance... Read More

Tags: bia , domestic violence , Chase , a-r-c-g- , grace v. whitaker , USCIS , matter of a-b- , asylum

Unpub. BIA Asylum Victory: Honduras, Domestic Violence, Social Group
Posted on 25 Apr 2016 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Christina Brown writes, "[Here is an] unpublished BIA decision granting asylum on an A-R-C-G- claim for an unmarried woman in a short term relationship. If you need any additional information, including facts about the case, please do not hesitate... Read More

Tags: bia , domestic violence , a-r-c-g- , unpublished , Honduras , asylum

Matter of A-R-C-G- and Domestic Violence as Persecution: Assessing the First Two Years After a Landmark Decision
Posted on 22 Aug 2016 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Alicia Triche, Aug. 2016 - "If possession is nine-tenths of the law, application might be nine-tenths of jurisprudence. In August 2014, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) published a landmark decision, Matter of A-R-C-G-, holding for the first... Read More

Tags: triche , a-r-c-g-

Unpub. BIA Asylum Victory Extends Matter of A-R-C-G-
Posted on 5 Jan 2016 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Stephen W. Yale-Loehr , Professor of Immigration Law Practice, Cornell Law School, writes: "[ Linked here ] is a redacted version of a recent [18 Dec 2015] BIA asylum victory that my colleague Sital Kalantry and two Cornell law students litigated... Read More

Tags: El Salvador , bia , a-r-c-g- , kalantry , domestic partner , cornell , unpublished , asylum