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Case Breakdown: Patel v. Garland and Whether Federal Courts Can Review Factual Determinations
On May 16, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Patel v. Garland, 596 U.S. ____(2022) and held that the federal courts...
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...
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