Tiscareno-Garcia v. Holder (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0224, 14 pp.) (Traxler, J.) No. 13-2459, March 3, 2015; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: A Mexican national who served 181 days in prison for illegal entry into the U.S. cannot overturn ...

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Espinal-Andrades v. Holder (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0103, 14 pp.) (Wynn, J.) No. 13-2418, Jan. 22, 2015; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: An undocumented alien loses her appeal of an order to deport her due to her prior Maryland ...

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Castillo v. Holder (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0089, 17 pp.) (Keenan, J.) No. 14-1085, Jan. 14, 2014; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: A Honduran citizen’s prior Virginia conviction of unauthorized use of a vehicle was not a “theft offense” ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama is “damaging the presidency itself” with his unilateral action on immigration and says the House will not stand idle and let it happen. But the Ohio Republican offers no ...

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Mulyani v. Holder (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-01-1086, 22 pp.) (Thacker, J.) No. 13-1653, Nov. 14, 2014; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: An Indonesian woman’s reports of four different instances when she or her family were attacked or harassed ...

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Lin v. Holder (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-01-1087, 28 pp.) (Duncan, J.) No. 13-1016, Nov. 14, 2014; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit says the Board of Immigration Appeals did not abuse its discretion in refusing to ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans controlling the House are divided over whether to fund the government for a couple of months past a December deadline to maintain leverage over President Barack Obama on immigration or to pass a full-year spending bill ...

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Yang v. Holder (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-01-1031, 30 pp.) (King, J.) No. 13-1682, Oct. 29, 2014; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit grants a Chinese native’s petition for review of Board of Immigration Appeals decisions affirming ...

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Mohamed v. Holder (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-01-0987, 12 pp.) (Niemeyer, J.) No. 13-2027, Oct. 17, 2014; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: Failure to register as a sex offender is not a crime of moral turpitude, the 4th Circuit ...

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WASHINGTON — With impeachment threats and potential lawsuits looming, President Barack Obama knows whatever executive actions he takes on immigration will face intense opposition. So as a self-imposed, end-of-summer deadline to act approaches, Obama’s lawyers are carefully crafting a legal ...

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