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U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of deported immigrant

Posted in Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Deportation and Removal, Green Cards, ICE: Immigration Customs Enforcement, Immigration Case Law, The Immigration Law Journal on June 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

WASHINGTON — A single tablet of an anti-anxiety drug got Jose Angel Carachuri-Rosendo 10 days in jail in Harris County and a quick deportation to his native Mexico.

Too quick, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court said Monday in a ruling that could affect thousands of legal immigrants who face deportation over minor criminal records.

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Florida man is denaturalized for serving in Bosnian military unit linked to massacres in Bosnia

Posted in Deportation and Removal, ICE: Immigration Customs Enforcement, Immigration Case Law, Immigration News Stories, The Immigration Law Journal on June 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

WASHINGTON – John Morton, Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that a former member of the Bosnian Serb Army left the United States to return to Serbia after a federal judge ordered his denaturalization because he concealed serving in the military during the Bosnian war on his application for U.S. citizenship.

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Padilla v. Kentucky, U.S. Supreme Court Landmark Decision on Immigration and Deportation

Posted in Deportation and Removal, Immigration Case Law, U.S. Constitution and Immigration Laws on April 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES PADILLA v . KENTUCKY Immigrant has an Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claim Against Criminal Defense Lawyer who Did Not Properly Advice on Deportation Risks of Guilty Plea No. 08–651. Argued October 13, 2009 —Decided March 31, 2010 Petitioner Padilla, a lawful permanent resident of the United States for over [...]

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