immigration

Roselva Chaidez was born in Mexico and has been a lawful, permanent resident of the United States since 1977. See Chaidez v. United States, 655 F.3d 684, 686 (7th Cir. 2011). In 2003, the government charged Chaidez...

An Employment Authorization Document (EAD) is a document issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS that allows certain aliens them to work legally in the U.S. during the time the EAD is valid. Aliens who require an EAD...

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....

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,...

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...

A H1-B visa is a three year visa issued by the U.S. government.  It allows a citizen from a foreign country to enter and stay in the United States to work in a specific specialized job.  The foreign citizen must be sponsored by her employer...

Oral argument: January 18, 2012

Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Jan. 24, 2011)

In Holder v. Gutierrez and Holder v. Sawyers,...

The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA) strengthened U.S. immigration laws, adding penalties for undocumented immigrants who commit crimes while in the United States or who stay in the U.S. for...

The following cases are major Supreme Court cases in the field of immigration law.   

Oral argument: Oct. 12, 2011

Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Sept. 17, 2007)

After Petitioner Joel Judulang, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, was convicted of a deportable offense, the...

In this case, the Supreme Court will address the statutory interpretation of 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D), which determines the scope of judicial review on certain discretionary decisions. Specifically, the section states that no court has...

The United States Attorney General, Eric Holder, is responsible for adding substances to and maintaining the Federal Controlled Substance Schedule. See Brief for Respondent, Eric Holder, at 2–3. Holder and the Department of Justice are also...

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...

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...

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...

The family-sponsored immigration process is one path a foreign national can take to obtain lawful residence in the United States.  See Cuellar de Osorio v. Mayorkas, 656 F.3d 954, 956 (9th Cir. 2011), rev’d en banc, 695 F.3d 1003 (9th Cir....