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immigration court proceedings and act independently in deciding matters before them. Immigration judges are tasked with resolving cases in a manner that is timely, impartial, and consistent with the Immigration and Nationality Act, federal regulations, and
Need ten years of physical presence, which ends with service of a qualifying NTA14 or committing an offense referred to in 212(a)(2)15 (or certain absences or departures16); ten years good moral character17; exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to USC or LPR parent, spouse or child.
Part VI discusses when actual custody time matters. Spending an aggregate 180 days or more in actual custody as a result of a conviction, during a set period of time, is a bar to establishing “good moral character,” a requirement for relief such as naturalization, non-LPR cancellation, and VAWA.
If a party not required to file electronically opts to use EOIR's electronic filing application for a case, the individual must electronically file all documents with the immigration courts for that case unless an immigration judge, only upon a motion filed by the individual with good cause shown, grants leave to opt out of using the electronic ...
immigration consequences require a conviction, if your client does not have a conviction, the immigration case might be saved. This Advisory discusses which dispositions that come out of criminal court actually constitute a conviction for immigration purposes, and how to avoid a conviction.
Chapter 5 - Motions Before the Immigration Court. 5.1 - Who May File; 5.2 - Filing a Motion; 5.3 - Motion Limits; 5.4 - Multiple Motions; 5.5 - Motion Briefs; 5.6 - Transcript Requests; 5.7 - Motions to Reopen; 5.8 - Motions to Reconsider; 5.9 - Motions to Reopen In Absentia Orders; 5.10 - Other Motions; 5.11 - Decisions; 5.12 - Response to ...
The United States maintains a system of detention facilities designed to hold individuals awaiting deportation and those suspected of visa violations, illegal entry, or other civil immigration violations. Globally, this system is the largest of its kind, growing twentyfold since 1979, and expanding by 75% in the first decade of the 21st century ...
