A Review of Ninth Circuit and BIA Decisions by Merle D. Kahn, Esq.
The Ninth Circuit has deferred to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) holding that a conviction for animal cruelty is categorically a crime involving moral turpitude (CIMT). Ortega-Lopez v. Barr, No. 18-72441 (9th Cir. Oct. 20, 2020). Of even more Continue reading A CONVICTION FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY IS CATEGORICALLY A CRIME INVOLVING MORAL TURPITUDE
Can the U.S. Government Prosecute a Person for Encouraging an Undocumented Immigrant to Reside in the United States: i.e. Can Immigration Attorneys be Sentenced to Ten-Years in Federal Prison for Doing Our Jobs? This week the U.S. Supreme Court heard Continue reading Oral Argument in Sineneng-Smith: Can Attorneys and Others be Prosecuted for Encouraging Undocumented Immigrants to Stay in the United States?
Weekly Blog for 3.29.19 by Merle Kahn, Esq. This week has been relatively tame in the Ninth Circuit in terms of immigration law. Only one immigration case came down but it is interesting. The Ninth Circuit held that an Oregon Continue reading Oregon Robbery is Categorically not a CIMT and Mexicans Who Have Been Living in the U.S. Who are Perceived to be Wealthy are not a PSG