Tuesday, December 13, 2011

New Supreme Court Case - good news

In a unanimous opinion, the Court held that the BIA’s comparable grounds rule, as applied to applications for §212(c) relief in deportation proceedings, is arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act. (Judulang v. Holder, 12/12/11). While the decision is a very good one, and corrects a BIA interpretation that made no sense,  the case will effect a dwindling number of LPR's with pre-1996 convictions.