A Review of Ninth Circuit and BIA Decisions by Merle D. Kahn, Esq.
This week a rather bizarre immigration case came down from the Ninth Circuit. Not that the case itself is bizarre, but rather the posture of the case is bizarre. The issue is, what is the standard for a review for Continue reading WHAT IS THE STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR A CREDIBILITY DETERMINATION UNDER REAL ID?
This past week the Ninth Circuit held (once again) that crimes involving moral turpitude (CIMTs) are not unconstitutionally vague and that a finding that a crime was a CIMT was not impermissibly retroactive. The BIA held that noncitizens are generally Continue reading CIMTs ARE NOT UNCONSTITUTIONALLY VAGUE; AND A NONCITIZEN’S SIGNATURE ON AN IMMIGRATION FORM CREATES A PRESUMPTION THAT THEY KNEW WHAT WAS ON THE FORM; PLUS MORE PEREIRA