Resources

Practice Advisory

Removal Defense

Mellouli v. Lynch: Further Support for a Strict Categorical Approach for Determining Removability Under Drug Deportation and Other Conviction-Based Removal Grounds

Jun 8, 2015

Practice Advisory

Removal Defense

Practice Advisory: Return to the United States After Prevailing on a Petition for Review or Motion to Reopen or Reconsider

Apr 17, 2015

This practice advisory contains practical and legal suggestions for individuals seeking to return to the United States after they have prevailed on a petition for review or a motion to reopen or reconsider to the immigration court or Board of...

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...