Tagged #categorical-approach
Every article we've published on this topic, sorted by the agency's own announcement date.
DOJ-EOIR
Firearms-Offense Deportability Under §237(a)(2)(C): The 'Any Felony or Misdemeanor' Trigger and the Antique-Firearm Carve-Out
INA §237(a)(2)(C) makes a noncitizen LPR deportable for any firearms or destructive-device conviction — even a misdemeanor. Matter of Chairez-Castrejon sets the categorical analysis.
removal defense 7 min
DOJ-EOIR
Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude After Silva-Trevino II: The Categorical Approach Is Back
The BIA's 2016 Silva-Trevino decision restored the categorical approach for CIMT determinations and rejected the realistic-probability fact-finding the AG had grafted on in 2008. Here's what that means in practice.
removal defense 7 min
DOJ-EOIR
Crime of Domestic Violence Deportability Under §237(a)(2)(E): The Categorical Approach and the Domestic-Relationship Element
INA §237(a)(2)(E) makes a noncitizen LPR deportable for a single conviction of a crime of domestic violence, stalking, child abuse, or violation of a protective order. The categorical analysis is unforgiving.
removal defense 7 min