Whether, when applying the categorical approach to determine whether a non-citizen should be removed, a conviction under a provision of state law that encompasses both felony...
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Petitioner Nidal Khalid Nasrallah, a native and citizen of Lebanon, entered the United States on a tourist visa in 2006 and later became a lawful permanent resident. Nasrallah v. U.S. Attorney General at 2. On November 11, 2011, the United States...
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This case involves three respondents, all who immigrated to the United States as children. Preap v. Johnson (9th Cir.) at 7–8. Respondent Mony Preap was born in a refugee camp after his family escaped the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and has been living in...
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8 U.S.C. § 1229(a) requires that noncitizens in removal proceedings be served with a notice to appear. Pereira v. Sessions at 2109. The receipt of this notice activates the stop-time rule, which prevents further accrual of time of continuous residence...
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In April 2001, Jean Marc Nken, a citizen of Cameroon, entered the United States on a transient visa, and remained in the U.S. after his visa had expired. See Brief for Respondent, Mukasey, at 3. Eight months later, in December 2001, Nken applied for...
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Patel came to the United States from India with his family in 1992. Patel v. Att’y Gen. (“Patel I”) at 1322. Patel entered the country unlawfully in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(A)(i). Under this statute, the government must either admit or...
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Clemente Avelino Pereida, (“Pereida”) a Mexican citizen, entered the United States in 1995 without authorization. Pereida v. Barr at 1130. Pereida has remained in the U.S. since then, and he has been steadily employed, paid his taxes, and raised a...
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Wescley Fonseca Pereira (“Pereira”) came to the United States from Brazil in June 2000 on a non-immigrant visitor visa that allowed him to stay in the country until December 21, 2000. Pereira v. Sessions, 866 F.3d 1, 2 (1st Cir. 2017). Pereira...
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Maria Angelica Guzman Chavez and her fellow respondents are a group of noncitizen individuals that were removed from the United States based on an order of removal. Chavez v. Holt at 869. Once the individuals returned to their respective countries, the...
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Preference relatives are the family members of a United States citizen who plan to immigrate to the United States based on their family relation with the United States citizen. The preference relative gains a United States visa through their...