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The Ninth Circuit is Fighting Back! And Motions to Reopen In Absentia Hearings Just Got a Little Easier!

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The Ninth Circuit issues rejoinder to the BIA regarding expert testimony and clarifies the standard for motions to reopen in absentia cases based on ineffective assistance of counsel. Continue reading The Ninth Circuit is Fighting Back! And Motions to Reopen In Absentia Hearings Just Got a Little Easier!→

The Ninth Circuit Overturns the BIA’s Ruling Overturning the Supreme Court; the BIA Further Tries to Restrict the Scope of Pereira and Parole ≠ Admission

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Weekly Blog for 5.24.19 Part II, – the BIA Decisions, by Merle Kahn, Esq. So, it turns out that the Board of Immigration Appeals cannot actually overrule the U.S. Supreme Court – at least not in the Ninth Circuit.  In Continue reading The Ninth Circuit Overturns the BIA’s Ruling Overturning the Supreme Court; the BIA Further Tries to Restrict the Scope of Pereira and Parole ≠ Admission→