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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 …
Impact Of The Immigration Reform And Control Act Of 1986 On California Agriculture, Joint Committee On Refugee Resettlement, International Migration, And Cooperative Development
Impact Of The Immigration Reform And Control Act Of 1986 On California Agriculture, Joint Committee On Refugee Resettlement, International Migration, And Cooperative Development
California Joint Committees
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