A Review of Ninth Circuit and BIA Decisions by Merle D. Kahn, Esq.
Only one published case came down from the Ninth Circuit this week; but, that one case was out of Robert Jobe’s office, so you know it was worth reading. The Ninth Circuit held that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Continue reading WHEN CAN A PERSON SAFELY RELOCATE WITHIN THEIR COUNTRY FOR ASYLUM PURPOSES?
Guest Blog for 1.18.19 by Sean Patrick McGinley – Third Year Law Student – Boston College In order to better understand Lorenzo v. Whitaker, I asked our trusted guest blogger Sean Patrick McGinley a third-year law student at Boston College Continue reading THE SCIENCE BEHIND LORENZO V. WHITAKER AND LORENZO V. SESSIONS
Remember way back in August 2018, when we could say, “When is meth not meth? When it’s California meth!” It looks like those halcyon days are gone and California meth is back to being meth. It was always too good Continue reading ROBBERY IS ROBBERY – METH IS METH – AND THERE IS NO DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION TO THE MATERIAL SUPPORT BAR
The courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) have started off 2019 relatively quietly in immigration law – perhaps due to the government shutdown. Two immigration-adjacent cases came out of the Ninth this past week. One is a fascinating Continue reading SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS AND ROBBERY IS A THEFT OFFENSE