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Board of Immigration Appeals and Circuit Court Case Law Chart: Assault-Related CIMTs

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This chart provides a summary of BIA and circuit court case law regarding the crime involving moral turpitude (CIMT) analysis for assault-related offenses.

Board of Immigration Appeals, Petition for Review, Crimes and Immigration Law, Immigration Judge Issues

Immigration Judges May Deny TPS in Exercise of Discretion

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The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) recently held that immigration judges (IJs) have the authority to deny an application for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the exercise of discretion. Matter of D-A-C-, 27 I&N Dec. 575 (BIA 2019).

Board of Immigration Appeals, Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure, Immigration Judge Issues

Matter of Castro-Tum Amicus Brief

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Attorney General Sessions requested briefing from amici in the case of Matter of Castro-Tum, 27 I&N Dec. 187 (A.G. 2018).  In response to this request, CLINIC and Matthew Hoppock filed this amicus brief on February 16, 2018.

Removal Proceedings, Immigration Judge Issues, Amicus Brief

Immigration Court Practitioner’s Guide Responding To Inappropriate Immigration Judge Conduct

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As more noncitizens are targeted for the initiation of removal proceedings under the Trump administration’s broadened enforcement priorities, immigration court dockets will likely become even more backlogged. Given these strains and the reality of human fallibility, there will continue to be instances in which practitioners observe inappropriate and problematic immigration judge conduct.

Removal Proceedings, Immigration Judge Issues