FindLaw Immigration Law Summaries - May 23-May 27, 2011

Weekly Opinion Summaries Immigration Law May 23-27, 2011 FindLaw.com Weekly Immigration Law Newsletter Quick Links Cases & Codes Careers LawBrain Legal Market Center Lawyer Directory Lawyer Marketing You may forward this e-mail in its entirety. Table of Contents Immigration Law Chamber of Commerce of United States of America v. Whiting Dehonzai v. Holder Freire v. Holder Salem v. Holder Johnson v. Whitehead U S v. Diaz-Ramirez FindLaw's case summaries are copyrighted material and are not intended for republication without prior approval. You may, however, freely redistribute this e-mail in its entirety. To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. SPONSOR Immigration Law United States Supreme Court, 05/26/2011 Chamber of Commerce of United States of America v. Whiting, No. 09-115 In a federal pre-enforcement suit challenging the Legal Arizona Workers Act, which, in certain circumstances, revoke the licenses of state employers that knowingly or intentionally employ unauthorized aliens and requires all Arizona employers to use E-Verify, judgment of the appeals court is affirmed where the plain language of the Immigration Reform and Control Act's (IRCA) preemption clause did not invalidate Arizona's law because the law did no more than impose licensing conditions on businesses operating within the State; nor was the state law preempted with respect to E-Verify because although Congress made the program voluntary at the national level, it expressed no intent to prevent States from mandating participation. Read more... United States First Circuit, 05/23/2011 Dehonzai v. Holder, No. 09-2071 In a petition for review of an order of the BIA affirming a denial of petitioner's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture, judgment of the BIA is affirmed where its finding that the petitioner, a native and citizen of the Ivory Coast, is not credible is supported by sufficient evidence. Read more... United States Second Circuit, 05/27/2011 Freire v. Holder, No. 09-0329 In a petition for review of a judgment of the BIA denying petitioner's request for a continuance while petitioner, a native and citizen of Brazil, sought adjustment of his status before the USCIS, petition is granted where denial of request on the basis that the BIA lacked the authority to grant the continuance constitutes legal error. Read more... SPONSOR United States Fourth Circuit, 05/24/2011 Salem v. Holder, No. 10-1078 In a petition for review of a judgment of the BIA affirming an administrative order of removal under INA section 237(a)(2)(A)(ii), order of the BIA is affirmed where petitioner, a stateless Palestinian with a lengthy career criminal record, failed to satisfy his statutorily prescribed burden of demonstrating eligibility for cancellation of removal. Read more... United States Fourth Circuit, 05/24/2011 Johnson v. Whitehead, No. 10-1488 In a petition for review of a judgment of the BIA affirming an administrative order of removal, petition is denied where petitioner, a native and citizen of Jamaica, is not a citizen within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. section 1432(a)(3). Read more... United States Ninth Circuit, 05/23/2011 U S v. Diaz-Ramirez, No. 10-10231 In a dispute involving whether the taking of guilty pleas at a large group hearing violated the Fifth Amendment right to due process, judgment of the district court is affirmed where ample evidence supports finding by court that defendants, natives and citizens of Mexico, voluntarily and understandingly pled guilty, as required by Boykin, to illegally entering the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. section 1325. Read more... SPONSOR FindLaw includes summaries of all Supreme and Appellate Court slip opinions posted on the official Illinois Courts site. FindLaw summaries include opinions that have not yet been released for publication and may be subject to modification, correction or withdrawal. Check the Illinois Courts site to determine if a specific opinion has been released before relying on that case as precedent. Feedback We value your comments! Please take a moment to tell us what you think by sending us an e-mail. Subscription Information Click here to subscribe to a FindLaw Newsletter. To unsubscribe, click here. Advertising Information For more information about advertising in FindLaw Newsletters, click here. 800 W. California Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

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