A Review of Ninth Circuit and BIA Decisions by Merle D. Kahn, Esq.
This week the Attorney General (AG) spun the combination lock on the vault of seemingly finalized Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decisions – pulled out an asylum grant – vacated the decision – and remanded it to the BIA for Continue reading Attorney General Issues New Decision Questioning a Grant of Asylum and Tightening Appellate Review of Asylum Decisions
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
The unspoken theme of the last few weeks within immigration law has been the issue of the separation of powers – but not the usual issue of the Judiciary usurping the powers of the other two branches. Instead, the issue Continue reading Separation of Powers And Executive Overreach