A Review of Ninth Circuit and BIA Decisions by Merle D. Kahn, Esq.
“[J]ust as a block of wood is not a pencil if it lacks some kind of pigmented core to write with, a piece of paper is not a notice to appear absent notification of the time and place of a Continue reading Harboring a Noncitizen and Marital Privilege
Weekly Blog for 11.23.18 by Merle D. Kahn, Esq. The genius of American society (at least one aspect of the genius of American society) is how we have integrated refugees into our country. (Other genius aspects of America include birth-right Continue reading AFFIDAVITS OF SUPPORT – INJUNCTIONS – & MANDATORY DETENTION
Weekly Blog for 11.23.18 By Merle D. Kahn, Esq. I am writing this blog from San Jose, California, hundreds of miles from the wildfires, I have been sitting inside for the past week, finding it difficult to breathe, and thinking Continue reading CIMT’S ARE NOT UNCONSTITUTIONALLY VAGUE; NO HABEAS JURISDICTION OVER UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN; AND, A GOOD PEREIRA ARGUMENT
Welcome to Top of the Ninth – a blog for immigration practitioners. This blog discusses the relevant Ninth Circuit, BIA, Attorney General, and occasional District Court decisions that will interest immigration (and maybe some criminal) lawyers. I will be posting Continue reading WELCOME TO TOP OF THE NINTH!