Category: Crim Imm – Crimigration

The Board of Immigration Appeals in Matter of Dency Epen SORAM, 25 I&N Dec. 378 (BIA 2010) held that  “The crime of unreasonably placing a child in a situation that poses a threat of injury to the child’s life or health in violation of section 18-6-401(1)(a) of the Colorado Revised Statutes is categorically a crime of child abuse under section 237(a)(2)(E)(i) of […]

The Board of Immigration Appeals in Matter of Greunangerl, 25 I&N Dec. 351 (BIA 2010) held  “The crime of bribery of a public official in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201(b)(1)(A) (2006) is not an offense “relating to” commercial bribery and is therefore not an aggravated felony under section 101(a)(43)(R) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(R) (2006).” Ricky […]

In a leaked memo entitled “Social Networking Sites and Their Importance to FDNS”, Immigration’s Office of Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) stated that: “Narcissistic tendencies in many people fuels a need to have a large group of”friends” link to their pages and many of these people accept cyber-friends that they don’t even know. This provides an excellent vantage point […]

On Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Senior Attorney and Litigator Ricky Malik presented arguments on behalf of a client before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in Richmond, Virginia. The case involved a review of a denial of an asylum, witholding and Convention Against Torture (CAT) claim from the Board of Immigration Appeals.  The client had a genuine fear of returning to his […]

The Fourth Circuit, in an appeal of a criminal case, upheld a conviction for false claim of citizenship on an I-9 Form.  An I-9 is the form anyone seeking employment in the United States, and their employers, must complete in order to work.  In this case a former TPS holder’s misrepresentation as a U.S. Citizen on the I-9 was deemed […]

There are unfortunately times (usually when an immigrant is detained due to an unfair immigration detention system) that the non-citizen no longer wants to continue to fight against the U.S. Government to stay in the United States.  The immigrant is forced to give up.  In that situation, a stipulated order of removal is required.  The Office of the Chief Immigration Judge […]

A memorandum on ICE guidance when they release foreign nationals on an Order of Supervision or Release on Recognizance. Specifically, how often you should be asked to report. Ricky Malik, Esq.

“Arlington became one of the first communities in the country to reject a national immigration enforcement program today when the County Board voted 5-0 against the county’s participation in that program.” Hooray for Arlington, VA.  Standing up against anti-immigrant fervor.

Most states have a set procedure.  You have to communicate with the governor’s office. Ricky Malik, Esq.

Germantown man who impersonated a federal immigration agent pleads guilty to fraud scheme ICE Press Release: “GREENBELT, Md. – Robert Fred Mejia, 29, of Germantown, Md., pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport money obtained by fraud across state lines, impersonating an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, transporting money obtained by fraud in connection with a scheme to purportedly provide […]