Immigration Law Advisor Index

(Ordered by date)

Volume 7

Volume 6

Volume 5

Volume 4

Volume 3

Volume 2

Volume 1

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Volume 7
Vartelas v. Holder: The Revival of the Fleuti Doctrine by Sabrina Gillespie	Vol. 7 No. 4	April 2013 (PDF)
Organized Atrocities: Asylum Claims Based Upon a “Pattern or Practice” of Persecution by Adam L. Fleming	Vol. 7 No. 3	March 2013 (PDF)
The Unlawful Presence Bars: Think Twice by Melanie J. Siders and Alexa C. McDonnell	Vol. 7 No. 2	February 2013 (PDF)
Relief After Rebuttal: Reaching Humanitarian Asylum Under the Regulations by Rebekah Bailey and Laura Lunn	Vol. 7 No. 1	January 2013 (PDF)
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Volume 6
Conceptualizing Cancellation of Removal Criminal Bars by Jeremiah Farrelly	Vol. 6 No. 10	November/December 2012 (PDF)
A Split Among the Circuits: Taking Opposing Sides on Silva-Trevino by Bria DeSalvo	Vol. 6 No. 9	October 2012 (PDF)
What To Do When the Constable Blunders? Egregious Violations of the Fourth Amendment in Removal Proceedings by Kate Mahoney	Vol. 6 No. 8	September 2012 (PDF)
Discussing the Unmentionable: Analyzing Child Abuse and Rape in Immigration Law by Elizabeth Donnelly	Vol. 6 No. 7	July - August 2012 (PDF)
The Continuing Struggle To Define “Admission” and “Admitted” in the Immigration and Nationality Act by Daniel Cicchini and Joseph Hassell	Vol. 6 No. 6	June 2012 (PDF)
When Time Is of The Essence: Applying Timing Rules in Immigration Proceedings by Josh D. Friedman	Vol. 6 No. 5	May 2012 (PDF)
Circuit Court Modifications to the Modified Categorical Approach by Daniel Cicchini & Joseph Hassell	Vol. 6 No. 4	April 2012 (PDF)
Proving the Fact of Conviction in Immigration Proceedings: A Precategorical Analysis by Eric J. Drootman	Vol. 6 No. 3	March 2012 (PDF)
The Burden of Proof and Relief from Removability: Who Benefits From the Ambiguity in an Inconclusive Record of Conviction by Joshua Lunsford	Vol. 6 No. 2	February 2012 (PDF)
The Expanded Bond Docket for Immigration Judges in the Ninth Circuit: Conducting Bond Hearings After Final Administrative Orders of Removal by Eric J. Drootman	Vol. 6 No. 1	January 2012 (PDF)
Citizenship, Crimes, Asylum and Motions: A Winter's Smorgasbord by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 6 No. 1	January 2012 (PDF)
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Volume 5
Super Circuit?: Random Musings on 2011's Top Twenty by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 5 No. 10	November-December 2011 (PDF)
Relief in Their Own Right: Asylum for the Children of Victims of Coercive Population Control Policies by Elizabeth Donnelly	Vol. 5 No. 9	October 2011 (PDF)
The Heart of Silva-Trevino: Still Beating? by Edward R. Grant & Patricia M. Allen	Vol. 5 No. 9	October 2011 (PDF)
Déjà Vu All Over Again: SCOTUS Takes Up Imputation and Retroactivity by Edward R. Grant & Joshua A. Altman	Vol. 5 No. 8	September 2011 (PDF)
Subpoenas in Immigration Court by Andrea Saenz	Vol. 5 No. 7	August 2011 (PDF)
When Cousins Are Two of a Kind: Circuits Issue Not-Quite-Identical Paired Decisions by Edward R. Grant & Patricia M. Allen	Vol. 5 No. 7	August 2011 (PDF)
The Quality That Makes Something Worthy of Belief: REAL ID Credibility Standards and the Paramaters of Plausibility Findings by Michele D. Frangella	Vol. 5 No. 6	July 2011 (PDF)
Fruit or Vegetable? Supreme Court To Decide if Tax Fraud is "Fraud" Under Section 101 (a)(43)(M)(i) of the Act by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 5 No. 5	May-June 2011 (PDF)
Reason to Believe: Satisfying the Standard of Proof of Section 212(a)(2)(C)(i) by Alexa C. McDonnell	Vol. 5 No. 5	May-June 2011 (PDF)
Enchanted April: Love, Hope, and Section 212(c) All Spring Eternal by Edward R Grant and Patricia M. Allen	Vol. 5 No. 4	April 2011 (PDF)
The Convention Against Torture and Acquiescence: Willful Blindness or Willful Awareness? by Brea C. Burgie	Vol. 5 No. 4	April 2011 (PDF)
Trust, but Verify: Document Similarities and Credibility Findings in Immigration Proceedings by Jonathan Calkins and Elizabeth Donnelly	Vol. 5 No. 3	March 2011 (PDF)
Life Does not Always Imitate Television: The "Exclusionary Rule" in Immigration Proceedings by Edward R. Grant and Patricia M. Allen	Vol. 5 No. 3	March 2011 (PDF)
Measuring the Risk of Physical Force in Evaluating Crimes of Violence Under 18 U.S.C. §16(b) by Benjamin Crouse	Vol. 5 No. 2	February 2011 (PDF)
Circuit Bracketology: Lots of Upsets, But No Clear Favorites by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 5 No. 2	February 2011 (PDF)
Location, Location, Location: Venue for Immigration Appeals in the U.S. Circuit Courts by Daniel L. Swanwick	Vol. 5 No. 1	January 2011 (PDF)
Speaking of Parole: Who's In, and Who's Out by Edward R. Grant and Patricia M. Allen	Vol. 5 No. 1	January 2011 (PDF)
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Volume 4
The 2010 Top Twenty: Few Easy Choices by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 4 No. 10	November-December 2010 (PDF)
Phair or Phoul in Philadelphia?: Third Circuit Speaks on De Novo Review, Sexual Abuse, and Res Judicata by Edward R. Grant and Patricia M. Allen	Vol. 4 No. 9	October 2010 (PDF)
Measured Reliance: Evaluating the Authenticity of Foreign Documents in Removal Proceedings by Suzanne DeBerry	Vol. 4 No. 8	September 2010 (PDF)
"Did you Notify the Police?": Ninth Circuit Revisits the "Unable or Unwilling to Control" Standard by Edward R. Grant and Patricia M. Allen	Vol. 4 No. 8	September 2010 (PDF)
The Supreme Court's Decision in Padilla v. Kentucky by Micah Bump	Vol. 4 No. 7	July-August 2010 (PDF)
Undercard or Main Event?: Courts Assess the Jurisdiction Provisions of the REAL ID Act by Edward R. Grant and Patricia M. Allen	Vol. 4 No. 7	July-August 2010 (PDF)
Recent Developments in Gang-Related Asylum Claims Based on Membership in a Particular Social Group by Angela Munro	Vol. 4 No. 6	June 2010 (PDF)
"The Wrong Side of the Rock-Throwing Line?": New Looks at an Old Bar to Refugee Protection by Edward R. Grant and Patricia M. Allen	Vol. 4 No. 6	June 2010 (PDF)
Expert Witnesses in Immigration Proceedings by Garry Malphrus	Vol. 4 No. 5	May 2010 (PDF)
Alternatives to Detention and Immigration Judges' Bond Jurisdiction: Considering Matter of Aguilar-Aquino and Matter of Garcia-Garcia by Sarah Byrd	Vol. 4 No. 4	April 2010 (PDF)
Removability for Smuggling Under Sections 212(a)(6)(E) and 237(a)(1)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by Sarah Cade	Vol. 4 No. 3	March 2010 (PDF)
Dynes and Newtons: "Crime of Violence" Standards in the Wake of Johnson v. United States by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 4 No. 3	March 2010 (PDF)
Cancellation of Removal: When is Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship a Question of Law? by Nina Elliot and Greta Hendricks	Vol. 4 No. 2	February 2010 (PDF)
"A Little More Like Other Litigation": The Ninth Circuit Embraces the REAL ID Act by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 4 No. 2	February 2010 (PDF)
Waiver Relief for Refugees Who Have Engaged in Criminal Activity by Pedro Pavon	Vol. 4 No. 1	January 2010 (PDF)
The Right to File a Motion to Reopen: An Intended Consequence of IIRIRA? by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 4 No. 1	January 2010 (PDF)
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Volume 3
The Top Twenty: Cases To Remember From 2009 by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 3 No. 12	December 2009 (PDF)
The Current Status of Section 212(c): Considering Abebe v. Holder by Sara J. Bergene	Vol. 3 No. 11	November 2009 (PDF)
How Much Deference is Owed to Non-Precedent Decisions of the Board? The Case of Joseph v. Holder by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 3 No. 11	November 2009 (PDF)
The Meaning of "Admission" and "Admitted" in the Immigration and Nationality Act by Sarah K. Barr	Vol. 3 No. 10	October 2009 (PDF)
Immigration in the Supreme Court: The October 2009 Term by Edward R. Grant	Vol 3. No. 10	October 2009 (PDF)
Disparity? or Diversity? Contested Issues in Asylum Law by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 3 No. 9	September 2009 (PDF)
Brand X Developments in the Ninth Circuit and Beyond by Bijal Shah	Vol. 3 No. 9	September 2009 (PDF)
Changed Circumstances and Country Conditions with Respect to Asylum by Dina Sewell Finkel	Vol 3. No. 8	August 2009 (PDF)
A Crummy Summer Rerun: Still More on Corroboration, Credibility, and the REAL ID Act by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 3 No. 8	August 2009 (PDF)
Moral Turpitude After Silva-Trevino by Geoffrey Gilpin and Brad Hunter	Vol. 3 No. 7	July 2009 (PDF)
Survey: Circuit Court Treatment of Documents Commonly Submitted in CPC Asylum Claims by Corey Lazar and Lindsay Murphy	Vol. 3 No. 6	June 2009 (PDF)
Assistance in Persecution Under Duress: The Supreme Court's Decision in Negusie v. Holder and the Misplaced Reliance on Fedorenko v. United States by Brigette L. Frantz	Vol. 3 No. 5	May 2009 (PDF)
Marital Rites: Recent Court Decisions on Visa Eligibility, Waivers, and Marriage Fraud by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 3 No. 5	May 2009 (PDF)
Ninth Circuit Reasserts Itself on "Imputed" Residence and Presence by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 3 No. 5	May 2009 (PDF)
Incompetent Respondents in Removal Proceedings by Mina E. Tsankov	Vol. 3 No. 4	April 2009 (PDF)
Evidence That Rules of Evidence Do Exist in Immigration Court by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 3 No. 4	April 2009 (PDF)
Matter of Compean: Balancing Fairness and Finality in Deficient Performance of Counsel Claims by Suzanne DeBerry	Vol. 3 No. 3	March 2009 (PDF)
March Madness: A "Sweet Sixteen" for Immigration Wonks by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 3 No. 3	March 2009 (PDF)
Differentiating the Material Support and Persecutor Bars in Asylum Claims by Lisa Yu	Vol. 3 No. 2	February 2009 (PDF)
Recent Developments in the Specific Intent Standard in Convention Against Torture Cases by Sarah Cade	Vol. 3 No. 1	January 2009 (PDF)
Nonreviewable Calls: Courts Limit Their Jurisdiction on Matters of "Agency Discretion" by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 3 No. 1	January 2009 (PDF)
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Volume 2
New Developments on the Terrorism-Related Inadmissibility Ground Exemptions by Lisa Yu	Vol 2. No. 12	December 2008 (PDF)
Cases of the Year: Ranking the Top 20 Federal Immigration Decisions of 2008 by Edward R. Grant	Vol 2. No. 12	December 2008 (PDF)
U.S. Citizenship Law and the Means for Becoming a Citizen by Katherine Leahy	Vol. 2 No. 11	November 2008 (PDF)
Treatment of Criminal Convictions in the Immigration Context by Josh Adams	Vol. 2 No. 10	October 2008 (PDF)
Through the Eye of the Needle: Immigration in the October 2008 Term by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 2 No. 10	October 2008 (PDF)
Asking and Telling: Identity and Persecution in Sexual Orientation Asylum Claims by Dorothy A. Harbeck and Ellen L. Buckwalter	Vol. 2 No. 9	September 2008 (PDF)
Change We Can - and Can't - Rely On: Rebutting the "Presumptive Inference" from Past to Future Persecution by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 2 No. 9	September 2008 (PDF)
Second Chances: Motions for Continuances Under Matters of Garcia, Velarde, and Kotte by Teresa Donovan and Anne Greer	Vol. 2 No. 8	August 2008 (PDF)
ADDENDUM: Bond Proceedings Before Immigration Judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals by Amanda J. Adams	Vol. 2 No. 8	August 2008 (PDF)
Bond Proceedings Before Immigration Judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals by Amanda J. Adams	Vol. 2 No. 7	July 2008 (PDF)
The Action Heats Up: REAL ID Act in the Circuit Courts by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 2 No. 7	July 2008 (PDF)
ADDENDUM: Calculating "Loss to Victim or Victims" Under Section 101(a)(43)(M)… by Ellen Liebowitz	Vol. 2 No. 7	July 2008 (PDF)
Suppression: Respondents Look for a Shield and Sword in Immigration Proceedings by Sara A. Stanley and Daniel L. Swanwick	Vol. 2 No. 6	June 2008 (PDF)
Dadaism Reborn: Immigration Law in the October 2007 Term of the Supreme Court by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 2 No. 6	June 2008 (PDF)
ADDENDUM: Emerging Trends in the Circuits: Asylum Claims Based on Female Genital Mutilation by Patricia Allen	Vol. 2 No. 6	June 2008 (PDF)
In Limbo: Continued Detention Review for Specially Dangerous Aliens by Illissa Gould	Vol. 2 No. 5	May 2008 (PDF)
Sex and the Circuits: Back, and on the Big Screen by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 2 No. 5	May 2008 (PDF)
Update-Calculating "Loss to Victims or Victims" Under Section 101(a)(43)(M)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by Ellen Liebowitz	Vol. 2 No. 5	May 2008 (PDF)
Affording Material Support to a Terrorist Organization-A Look at the Discretionary Exemption to Inadmissability for Aliens Caught Between A Rock and A Hard Place by Linda Alberty	Vol. 2 No. 4	April 2008 (PDF)
One Toke Over the Line: The Immigration Consequences of Drug Offenses by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 2 No. 4	April 2008 (PDF)
Addendum-Calculating "Loss to Victim or Victims" Under Section 101(a)(43)(M) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by Ellen Liebowitz	Vol. 2 No. 4	April 2008 (PDF)
Splitting Hairs: Burden of Proof, Voluntariness and Scienter Under the Persecutor Bar to Asylum Based Relief by Derek C. Julius	Vol. 2 No. 3	March 2008 (PDF)
Crimes and Misdemeanors: Recent Trends on CIMTs, Aggravated Felonies, and Eligibility for Relief. by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 2 No. 3	March 2008 (PDF)
Addendum: The Real Deal on REAL ID- An Update on Implementation by Kathleen M. Reilly	Vol. 2 No. 3	March 2008 (PDF)
Addendum: Calculating "Loss to Victim or Victims" under section 101(a)(43)(M) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by Ellen Liebowitz	Vol. 2 No. 3	March 2008 (PDF)
The Real Deal on REAL ID-An Update on Implementation by Kathleen M. Reilly	Vol. 2 No. 2	February 2008 (PDF)
A Pudding With No Theme?: Circuits Rule on a Potpouri of Issues by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 2 No. 2	February 2008 (PDF)
Addendum: Equitable Tolling of Motions Deadlines-A Survey of Circuit Court Decisions by Karen Fletcher Torstenson	Vol. 2 No. 2	February 2008 (PDF)
Addendum: Calculating "Loss to Victim or Victims… by Ellen Liebowitz	Vol. 2 No. 2	February 2008 (PDF)
Brand X: Deference Should Be More Than A Matter of "Who's On First" by William N. Frank	Vol. 2 No. 1	January 2008 (PDF)
Getting Serious About Frivolousness: When Can the Ultimate Sanction Be Imposed by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 2 No. 1	January 2008 (PDF)
Immigration Legislation Possibilities after the Demise of Comprehensive Immigration Reform by S. Kathleen Pepper	Vol. 2 No. 1	January 2008 (PDF)
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Volume 1
Gang Violence and Asylum: The Problem of Defining a Particular Social Group by Katherine A. Smith	Vol. 1 No. 12	December 2007 (PDF)
"World, Take Good Notice" The Circuits' View of Administrative Notice by Audra E. Santucci and Judith K. Hines	Vol. 1 No. 11	November 2007 (PDF)
Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude Categorical Approach or Evolving Moral Standards? by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 1 No. 11	November 2007 (PDF)
Addendum: Calculating Loss to Victim or Victims Under section 101(a)(43)(M) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by Ellen Liebowitz	Vol. 1 No. 11	November 2007 (PDF)
Emerging Trends in the Circuits: Asylum Claims Based on Female Genital Mutilation by Patricia Allen	Vol. 1 No. 10	October 2007 (PDF)
To Be Continued….When do We Need a Further Episode? by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 1 No. 10	October 2007 (PDF)
Issues Arising in Coercive Population Control Claims: Survey of Board of Immigration Appeals and Federal Court Decisions by Lisa de Cardona and Dee Brooks	Vol. 1 No. 9	September 2007 (PDF)
The Postman Always Rings Twice? Recent Developments on the Issue of Notice and Delivery by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 1 No. 9	September 2007 (PDF)
Equitable Tolling of Motions Deadlines-A Survey of Circuit Court Decisions by Karen Fletcher Torstenson and Kathleen Pepper	Vol. 1 No. 8	August 2007 (PDF)
Persecution and Persecutors: No Bright Lines Here by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 1 No. 8	August 2007 (PDF)
"Attention Must Be Paid": Circuits Issue Significant Decisions in Chinese Coercive Population Control Cases by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 1 No. 7	July 2007 (PDF)
Circuits Issue Significant Decisions in High Impact Cases by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 1 No. 7	July 2007 (PDF)
The Unsettled Concept of Firm Resettlement as a Bar to Asylum by Patricia Allen	Vol. 1 No. 6	June 2007 (PDF)
"I Second that (E)motion": How EOIR Motions Practice is Increasingly Governed by the Federal Courts by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 1 No. 6	June 2007 (PDF)
Immigration Legislation: RIP? by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 1 No. 6	June 2007 (PDF)
Addendum: Calculating "Loss to Victim or Victims Under section 101(a)(43)(M) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by Ellen Liebowitz	Vol. 1 No. 6	June 2007 (PDF)
The Treatment of Multiple State Possession Offenses in Light of Lopez by Sydney O'Hagan	Vol. 1 No. 5	May 2007 (PDF)
Law Clerks for All!-How Comprehensive Immigration Reform Could Impact Immigration Courts and the BIA by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 1 No. 5	May 2007 (PDF)
Calculating Loss to the Victim or Victims Under Section 101(a)(43)(M)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act: Survey of Circuit Court Decisions by Ellen Liebowitz	Vol. 1 No. 4	April 2007 (PDF)
Falsus in Uno: Second Circuit Rules on Permissible Inferences and Speculation by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 1 No. 4	April 2007 (PDF)
The Convention Against Torture: When does a Public Official Acquiesce to Torture Committed by a Third Party? by Teresa Donovan	Vol. 1 No. 3	March 2007 (PDF)
The "Fugitive Disentitlement Doctrine" and Other Limits on Circuit Court Review by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 1 No. 3	March 2007 (PDF)
Misdemeanor Assault, Battery, and Harassment as Crimes of Violence-A Circuit Court Split by Stephen O'Connor	Vol. 1 No. 2	February 2007 (PDF)
Federal Court Review: High Dismissal Rate on Petitions For Review Continues by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 1 No. 2	February 2007 (PDF)
Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Supreme Court's Decision in Lopez v. Gonzales by Ed Kelly	Vol. 1 No. 1	January 2007 (PDF)
Board Decisions Under Review: A Qualitative Analysis by Edward R. Grant	Vol. 1 No. 1	January 2007 (PDF)
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