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Practice Advisory

Crimes/Post-Conviction Relief

Practice Advisory: Matter of Davey & the Categorical Approach

Jan 15, 2013

This practice advisory discusses the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision in Matter of Davey, 26 I&N Dec. 37 (BIA 2012) and its holding that the categorical approach does not apply to the “possession of 30 grams of marijuana” exception to...

Practice Advisory

Crimes/Post-Conviction Relief

Vartelas v. Holder: Implications for LPRs Who Take Brief Trips Abroad and Other Potential Favorable Impacts

Apr 5, 2012

This advisory describes (1) the Court’s decision in Vartelas; (2) its potential impact on LPRs who take brief trips abroad; (3) suggested steps that lawyers (or immigrants themselves) may take immediately in pending or already concluded removal...