Yepez-Razo v. Gonzales, 445 F.3d 1216 (9th Cir. Apr. 24, 2006) (lawful permanent resident was able to show lawful residence in the United States for purposes of INA 212(h) relief despite out of status period because she was prima facie eligible for Family Unity treatment, and the out of status period was caused in part by an improper denial of the relief by the INS; any period under the Family Unity program is not to be counted as unlawful presence. INA 212(a)(9)(B)(iii)(III)).
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United States v. Camacho-Lopez, 450 F.3d 928 (9th Cir. May 30, 2006) (California conviction for vehicular manslaughter, in violation of California Penal Code 191.5(a) is not an aggravated felony crime of violence, in light of Leocal, for immigration purposes; Immigration Judge therefore improperly advised noncitizen that he was not eligible for relief; conviction for illegal re-entry following removal therefore cannot be sustained.)
United States v. Lopez, 445 F.3d 90 (2d Cir. Apr. 4, 2006) (for purposes of brining a collateral attack of the underlying deportation order in prosecution for illegal re-entry, the IJ and BIA affirmatively misleading the noncitizen regarding eligibility for relief resulted in an improper denial of the opportunity for judicial review, as required to bring a collateral attack under 8 U.S.C. 1326(d)).
United States v. Chavez-Diaz, 444 F.3d 1223 (10th Cir. Apr. 18, 2006) (noncitizen sentenced to 4-6 years for delivery of a controlled substance, with a further court order suggesting immediate deportation if deemed appropriate by the DHS, and actually deported 26 days later, is considered to have been sentenced to 6 years imprisonment for purposes of illegal re-entry sentencing enhancement; court rejected argument that order for immediate deportation was essentially an alternative suspended sentence).
United States v. Meza-Corrales, ___ F. Supp. 2d ___, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11199 (E.D. Wash. Mar. 1, 2006) (motion to dismiss illegal reentry charge granted on ground immigration judge violated due process by bypassing categorical analysis of Oregon conviction of attempted sexual abuse in the first degree, in violation of O.R.S.
United States v. Martinez-Martinez, 442 F.3d 539 (7th Cir. Mar. 23, 2006) (imposition of a 41-month prison sentence was reasonable for a noncitizen convicted of illegal reentry after deportation following aggravated felony conviction).
Khan v. United States Atty. Gen., 448 F.3d 226 (3d Cir. May 22, 2006) (circuit court is not barred from reviewing denial of continuance by immigration judge).
Okeezie v. Chertoff, 430 F.Supp.2d 655 (W.D. Tex. May 4, 2006) (noncitizen with aggravated felony convictions was denied CAT by BIA on 2/3/05; with passage of REAL ID Act, on 5/11/05, the criminal alien bar to petition for review with the Fifth Circuit was removed, but the petition was automatically untimely; district court held that to apply REAL ID Act denial of habeas corpus jurisdiction in this case would be unconstitutional under INS v. St. Cyr, as noncitizen would have no means to obtain judicial review of removal order).
Cevilla v. Gonzales, 446 F.3d 658 (7th Cir. May 1, 2006) (court lacks jurisdiction to review discretionary denial of cancellation or removal, or a motion to reopen based upon that issue).
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Matter of ELH, 23 I&N Dec. 814 (BIA 2005) (holding that a BIA precedent decision remains controlling unless the Attorney General, Congress, or a federal court modifies or overrules a decision). See also 8 C.F.R. 1003.1(d)(7).