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Case Summaries
January 12, 2004

U.S. Immigration Center
Immigration Law
Case Summaries
January 12, 2004
Immigration Caselaw
Weekly Opinion Summaries for January 12-January 16, 2004
Date:2004/01/19 Mon PM 12:04:31 CST

======================================================================== ======================================================================== TABLE OF CONTENTS YONGO v. INS SMALLEY v. ASHCROFT   PALOMINO v. ASHCROFT US v. MARTE ======================================================================== ----------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals ----------------------------------------------------------------------- YONGO v. INS (01/14/04 - No. 03-1036) ALJ acted within his discretion in finding that inconsistencies between plaintiff's testimony of political persecution and his documented stay in Germany and application for asylum in that country undercut his credibility and warranted denial of his asylum claim. To read the full text of this opinion, go to: http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/1st/031036.html YONGO v. INS (01/14/04 - No. 03-1036) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SMALLEY v. ASHCROFT (01/13/04 - No. 02-60231) Because the intentional concealment of illegal drug activity is intrinsically wrong, plaintiff has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude. Thus, section 309(c)(4)(G) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act precludes the court's jurisdiction over his final order of deportation. To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File] http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/5th/0260231cv0p.pdf SMALLEY v. ASHCROFT (01/13/04 - No. 02-60231) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PALOMINO v. ASHCROFT (01/15/04 - No. 02-3961) BIA acted within its discretion in deeming alien ineligible for cancellation of removal per 8 U.S.C. section 1229b(b)(1) on the ground that his previous, brief, voluntary departure from the US under threat of deportation constituted a break in continuous physical presence in the US. The 90/180 day limit contained in section 1229b(d)(2) is not the exclusive definition of a break in continuous physical presence. To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File] http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/8th/023961p.pdf PALOMINO v. ASHCROFT (01/15/04 - No. 02-3961) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ----------------------------------------------------------------------- US v. MARTE (01/13/04 - No. 02-16722) Defendant unsuccessfully appeals his conviction, per 8 U.S.C. section 1326, of attempted illegal reentry into the US following deportation. To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File] http://caselaw.findlaw.com/data2/circs/11th/0216722p.pdf US v. MARTE (01/13/04 - No. 02-16722) ======================================================================== FINDLAW WEEKLY OPINION SUMMARIES IMMIGRATION CASE SUMMARIES http://findlaw.com Opinion Summaries Archive September 2000 to the Present Click here to browse or search the archive for specific opinions: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casesummary/index.html ======================================================================== =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-/ The following are Direct links To FindLaw Resources and advertisements =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- advertisement =-=-=/ NEED TO FIND A PROCESS SERVER FAST? 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