Martinez-Madera v. Holder (9th Cir. 2009) Juan Martinez, the immigrant in this case was born in Mexico. Both his parents were Mexican citizens at the time of his birth, and they were not married, either. His biological parents split up soon after he was born and his mother became involved with another man who was […]
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Having a U.S. Citizen Stepparent Is Not Enough to Confer Derivative Citizenship
June 5th, 2009 
Max Nuyen Possession of Child Porn Is a Crime of Moral Turpitude
April 30th, 2009 Max Nuyen U.S. v. Santa Cruz (9th Cir. 2009) This should go without saying, but possession of child pornography is a crime of moral turpitude that will have dire immigration consequences. A recent addition to the list of crimes involving moral turpitude is possession of child pornography, so decided the 9th Circuit. Santa Cruz, who became a […]
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Comments Off on Possession of Child Porn Is a Crime of Moral TurpitudeAsylum Application May Be Filed One Year and One Day After Date of Entry into the U.S.
April 10th, 2009 Max Nuyen Minasyan v. Mukasey (9th Cir.) In seeking relief under asylum, there is one extremely important deadline that any person contemplating filing for asylum must be aware of—there is a one year deadline following entry into the United States to file the application. An asylum application, no matter how meritorious and egregious the underlying facts may […]
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March 30th, 2009 Max Nuyen Sanchez v. Holder (9th Cir. 2009) Sanchez, the petitioner in this case was born in Mexico. He first came to the United States as an undocumented alien in 1988. He found a job and settled in Oakland, California, residing in the same area and working for the same employer for many years. In 1993, he […]