Karroumeh v. Lynch, Apr. 29, 2016 - "Mohsen Karroumeh petitions for review of a final order of removal issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA” or “Board”). The Board determined that Karroumeh was removable because he entered into a sham marriage...
"We are unable to meaningfully review the agency’s removability determination due to the BIA’s failure to consider material evidence—namely, Ahmed’s 1994 marriage certificate. ... The BIA makes no mention of Ahmed’s 1994 marriage certificate. Given that the...
"Where, as here, the Board ignores a potentially meritorious argument when deciding a motion to reopen, it abuses its discretion. ... Thus, the petition for review is granted. The Board should determine if Chen’s attorneys incompetently neglected to offer...
"Uwineza argues that the BIA’s decision is without rational explanation, citing Yo Yun Zhang v. Holder, 702 F.3d 878, 881-82 (6th Cir. 2012), which held that the BIA cannot refuse to credit evidence on the grounds that it is unsworn or written in support of...
"After fleeing from her native Zimbabwe to the United States, Lucy Sibanda applied for asylum and other relief from removal. She fears that if she is repatriated, her brother‐in‐law will exercise his rights under a tribal custom that deems her, his brother...
"We hold that although the BIA correctly determined that Vargas’s conviction under California Penal Code § 422 was for a CIMT and that Vargas is ineligible for an extreme hardship waiver, the BIA erred in concluding that Vargas’s conviction under California...
"... Owino petitioned for review and we granted the petition. Owino v. Holder , 575 F.3d 956 (9th Cir. 2009) (per curiam). ... The BIA dismissed Owino’s appeal on April 23, 2012. It affirmed the IJ’s denial of Owino’s motion to admit additional evidence...
Official Headnote: A Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) is admissible in immigration proceedings to support charges of removability against an alien and to determine his or her eligibility for relief from removal. - Matter of Bett, 26 I&N Dec. 437...
"Petitioner contends that his testimony and evidence were sufficient to establish that he is a stateless Tibetan born in Nepal. Because the Board of Immigration Appeals erroneously required Petitioner to prove his nationality through documentary evidence alone...
"Gaksakuman argues that the Board erred when it denied his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention based on his membership in the social group of “failed asylum seekers.” The Immigration Clinic of the University of Miami...
"We conclude that two significant flaws in the decisions of both the immigration judge and the Board require that the petition be granted and the case remanded for further consideration. First, the judge and the Board applied the wrong legal standard to conclude...
"Petitioner Ai Jun Zhi, a Chinese citizen, petitions for review of the denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal. As we explain below, one of the bases for the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) adverse credibility determination is not supported...
"[T]he Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the publication of two proposed rules, including a rule to extend employment authorization to spouses of certain H-1B workers, and a proposal to enhance opportunities for certain groups of highly...
"Because the BIA’s opinion did not reflect meaningful consideration of much of the evidence that Zhu submitted in support of her motion, we will grant the petition for review, vacate the order denying the motion to reopen, and remand to the BIA for further...