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Case Breakdown: Matter of Laparra and Orders of Removal Entered for Failing to Appear at a Hearing
On January 18, 2022, the Board of Immigration Appeals decided Matter of Laparra, 28 I. & N. Dec. 425 (BIA 2022) and held that the...

Case Breakdown: Sometimes a Criminal Conviction is Not a Conviction for Immigration Purposes
Less than two weeks ago, the Board of Immigration Appeals in Matter of Dingus, 28 I. & N. Dec. 529 (BIA 2022) held that if a state's nunc...


11th Circuit: Marijuana Possession Conviction in Florida Doesn't Prohibit Cancellation of Removal
Last month, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Said v. U.S. Att'y General, No. 21-12917 (11th Cir. Mar. 24, 2022) held that, for...
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