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  • CA4 Holds Conviction Is Not an Aggravated Felony, Reinstates Asylee Status(481 KB - 5/20/2013)
    The court held that the conduct the petitioner admitted to and on which his conviction for second degree assault necessarily rests does not constitute a crime of violence, and thus that he is not removable as an aggravated felon. (Karimi v. Holder, 5/13/13) AILA Doc. No. 13052046.
    AILA Doc. No. 13052046.
  • CA4 on "Willful Blindness" Standard in CAT Relief Case(479 KB - 4/29/2013)
    The court held that the BIA used the correct standard when considering whether the government officials would acquiesce to his torture, and that substantial evidence supported the BIA’s decision to deny CAT protection. (Suarez-Valenzuela v. Holder, 4/24/13) AILA Doc. No. 13042950.
    AILA Doc. No. 13042950.
  • CA4 Holds Petitioner Cannot Present Evidence That Conduct of Conviction Was Nonviolent(441 KB - 2/1/2013)
    The court held that the petitioner was limited by the modified categorical approach in what evidence he could present to show that his 1996 conviction was not a crime of violence, despite the record of conviction being inconclusive. (Mondragon v. Holder, 1/31/13) AILA Doc. No. 13020148.
    AILA Doc. No. 13020148.