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United States V. Lopez-Velasquez: What Is A "Reasonable Possibility" Of Apparent Eligibility For Relief From Deportation?, Kristina M. Seil
United States V. Lopez-Velasquez: What Is A "Reasonable Possibility" Of Apparent Eligibility For Relief From Deportation?, Kristina M. Seil
Golden Gate University Law Review
Modern deportation procedure is circumscribed by regulations intended to guarantee fairness and uniformity. Federal regulations thus mandate that immigration judges inform noncitizens of their eligibility for relief from deportation in an effort to ensure that unrepresented respondents in immigration proceedings make informed decisions.
Unhappily, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has recently limited this regulation-mandated duty to inform. In United States v. Lopez-Velasquez, the Ninth Circuit held that the duty to inform is not triggered when sources outside the Ninth Circuit indicate that relief may be possible because the relevant Ninth Circuit precedent is no longer …
Rodriguez V. Hayes: Government Accountability For Immigrants In Prolonged Detention, Otis Carl Landerholm
Rodriguez V. Hayes: Government Accountability For Immigrants In Prolonged Detention, Otis Carl Landerholm
Golden Gate University Law Review
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) chooses to keep many immigrants incarcerated while they await the results of their hearings before immigration judges, appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), or second appeals to the federal courts of appeals. Starting with Zadvydas v. Davis in 2001, federal courts have been facing the question of whether such lengthy detentions are permissible under either the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) or the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court in Zadvydas held that indefinite detention “would raise serious constitutional concerns” and decided to construe the prolonged-detention statute at issue “to contain …
When Children Suffer: The Failure Of U.S. Immigration Law To Provide Practical Protection For Persecuted Children, Lisete M. Melo
When Children Suffer: The Failure Of U.S. Immigration Law To Provide Practical Protection For Persecuted Children, Lisete M. Melo
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Comment focuses on the need for statutory change in order to address the policy concerns of family unity and to protect asylee children. Part I looks at how the current state of immigration law stands in relation to derivative asylum claims. Part II examines how courts have interpreted current asylum law and the inconsistency and shortcomings of such judicial interpretations. Part III examines policy concerns associated with the child-parent derivative asylum issue, specifically family unity and practical child protection. Finally, Part IV makes two recommendations: 1) legislative change to current asylum law to allow derivative relief for parents of …
Immigration Law - Butros V. Ins: The Folly Of Finality As An Absolute Bar To Seeking §212(C) Relief From Deportation, Mark Figueiredo
Immigration Law - Butros V. Ins: The Folly Of Finality As An Absolute Bar To Seeking §212(C) Relief From Deportation, Mark Figueiredo
Golden Gate University Law Review
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Immigration Law, Louise E. Garrison, Jimmy L. Hom
Immigration Law, Louise E. Garrison, Jimmy L. Hom
Golden Gate University Law Review
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Immigration Law, Terry Helbush
Immigration Law, Terry Helbush
Golden Gate University Law Review
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Immigration Law, Bill Ong Hing
Immigration Law, Bill Ong Hing
Golden Gate University Law Review
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The Ninth Circuit: No Place For Drug Offenders, Bill Ong Hing
The Ninth Circuit: No Place For Drug Offenders, Bill Ong Hing
Golden Gate University Law Review
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