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United States First Circuit, 03/24/2011
Castaneda-Castillo v. Holder, Jr., No. 09-1847
In a petition for review of BIA order denying asylum petition of petitioner, a Peruvian citizen, BIA order is reversed where order was marred by legal error. Read more...

United States Third Circuit, 03/25/2011
Dong v. Atty. Gen., No. 09-2524
In a petition for a review of an order of the BIA, judgment of the BIA is affirmed in part and reversed in part where application for asylum by petitioner based on past persecution lacked corroboration and claims for relief based on future persecution and under the United Nations Convention Against Torture fails. Read more...

United States Ninth Circuit, 03/23/2011
Bingham v. Holder, No. 09-70107
In a petition for review of an order of removal by the DHS, petition is denied where the enforcement of a written waiver of rights associated with entry into the US through the Visa Waiver Program and the summary issuance of an order of removal without a hearing is proper. Read more...





United States Ninth Circuit, 03/23/2011
Pascua v. Holder, No. 08-71636
In companion petitions for review of orders of the BIA, petitions are granted where former section 212(c) of the INA applies in deportation proceedings that commenced before the effective date of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act even if the proceedings include deportation charges based on post-IIRIRA offenses. Read more...

United States Ninth Circuit, 03/25/2011
Singh v. Holder, No. 06-74547
In a petition for review of orders by the Board of Immigration Appeals petition is denied where lying to the immigration authorities is a sufficient basis for an adverse credibility finding. Read more...

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