Employment Authorization Document (EAD) (commonly known as a work permit) is a document issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services that allows certain aliens to work legally in the U.S. for the time period in which the...
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Juan Esquivel-Quintana entered the United States from Mexico in 2000 under an immigrant visa and then became a lawful permanent resident. See Esquivel-Quintana v. Lynch, No. 15-3101 at 2 (6th Cir. 2016). When Esquivel-Quintana was twenty years old, he...
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Over the last thirty years, Hernando Fernandez-Vargas, a native and citizen of Mexico, has illegally entered and been deported from the United States several times. Brief for the Petitioner at 5, Fernandez-Vargas v. Gonzalez, U.S. (No. 04–1376). Last...
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Petitioner Ignacio Flores-Figueroa, an immigrant from Mexico, secured false identification documents in order to gain employment at L&M Steel Services. See Brief for Petitioner, Ignacio Flores-Figueroa at 2; Brief for Respondent, United States at 2...
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In 1997, Petitioner Ruben Flores-Villar was convicted under 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960 for importation of marijuana, and was subsequently deported to Mexico. See United States v. Flores-Villar, 536 F.3d 990, 994 (9th Cir. 2008). On February 24, 2006,...
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Petitioner Pedro Pablo Guerrero-Lasprilla (“Guerrero”) is a native and citizen of Colombia. Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Sessions at 1. Guerrero was admitted to the United States in 1986. Id. In 1988, Guerrero was deported from the United States for felony...
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The H1-B visa is a temporary (nonimmigrant) visa category issued by the United States government. The H1-B visa allows employers to petition for highly educated foreign professionals to work in “specialty occupations” that require at least a...
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Factual Background for Holder v. Gutierrez
In 1989, respondent Carlos Martinez Gutierrez illegally entered the United States to reside with his parents at the age of five. See Brief for Petitioner, Eric H. Holder, Jr. at 4–5. Two years later, his father...
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The I-94 Card is a document required from non-immigrant visitors entering the United States with a visa. Such non-immigrants are required to complete the Arrival-Departure Record, which is the CBP Form I-94, or the Crewman Landing Permit (CBP...
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The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) strengthened U.S. immigration laws, increasing penalties for undocumented immigrants who commit crimes while in the United States or who stay in the U.S. for...