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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Dec 13, 2011

Advisory: Ninth Circuit Panel Reverses Itself in Pagayon II

Testimony before an IJ may not be used to characterize an offense, or to link two documents from the record of conviction. A Ninth Circuit panel has withdrawn a very bad opinion on the modified categorical approach and substituted a substantially better one.

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Aug 1, 2011

Conviction on Direct Appeal of Right Remains a “Conviction” for Immigration Purposes

Planes v. Holder (9th Cir. July 5, 2011): Criminal defenders must assume that filing a timely direct appeal of right will not prevent a conviction from having immigration effect. This is a change in the law, created by Planes v. Holder , supra . Advocates will file a petition for rehearing and there is a good chance that this will be granted, and a reasonable chance, although no guarantee, that Planes may be reversed.

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Jul 18, 2011

Practice Advisory: Lujan & Nunez, July 14, 2011

Warning: Immigrant Defendants with a First Minor Drug Offense: “Rehabilitative relief” will no longer eliminate a first conviction for simple possession for immigration purposes, unless the conviction occurred before 7/14/11

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Mar 17, 2011

Update on INA § 212(h) Defense Strategies

"Many Permanent Residents Are Not Subject to the § 212(h) Permanent Resident Bar; The Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms § 212(h) as a Direct Waiver of Deportability; Using § 212(h) When LPR Cancellation is Not an Option" by Kathy Brady

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ASISTA Template motion Dec 1, 2010

ASISTA Newsletter December 2010

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ASISTA Practice advisory Jun 1, 2010

ASISTA Newsletter June 2010

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ASISTA Practice advisory May 1, 2010

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ASISTA Practice advisory Feb 1, 2010

ASISTA Newsletter February 2010

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