In Judulang v. Holder, the Supreme Court addressed a case in which the federal government sought to remove from the United States a lawful permanent resident who has lived here since 1974, based on a 1989 voluntary manslaughter conviction. Former Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationalit...
Judulang v. HolderFacebookLinkedInTwitterEmailPrintFriendlyShareDocket No.Op. BelowArgumentOpinionVoteAuthorTerm 10-694 9th Cir. Oct 12, 2011 Dec 12, 2011 9-0 Kagan OT 2011Holding: The policy used by the Board of Immigration Appeals to determine whether a resident alien is eligible to ask ...
On December 12, 2011, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Judulang v. Holder, a case addressing the Board of Immigration Appeals' use of the comparable grounds approach for determining eligibility for relief under former section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The ...
ARTICLE: Raising the Standard: Judulang v. Holder Condemns the Use of Arbitrary and Capricious Policies When Determining Eligibility for the Section 212(c) WaiverBy Adjoa AnimAppiah