DEATH THREATS ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR A WELL-FOUNDED FEAR OF PERSECUTION AND CALIFORNIA CHILD ABUSE MIGHT NOT BE CHILD ABUSE AFTER ALL

Weekly Blog for March 22, 2019 Part II by Merle Kahn, Esq. This week the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Nielsen v. Preap regarding mandatory detention of noncitizens who have criminal convictions.  In a five to four decision Continue reading DEATH THREATS ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR A WELL-FOUNDED FEAR OF PERSECUTION AND CALIFORNIA CHILD ABUSE MIGHT NOT BE CHILD ABUSE AFTER ALL

WHEN CAN A PERSON SAFELY RELOCATE WITHIN THEIR COUNTRY FOR ASYLUM PURPOSES?

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?