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Bravo v. Ashcroft, No. 02-41427 (5th Cir.) (341 F.3d 590) (September 22, 2003) (Judge Jerry E. Smith)

Article • September 1, 2003 • from P&J September, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Illegal Immigration Reform Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)

Bravo v. Ashcroft, No. 02-41427 (5th Cir.) (341 F.3d 590) (September 22, 2003) (Judge Jerry E. Smith) by Here the Court held that under the IRRIRA Federal courts no longer have the jurisdiction to reviewဠdiscretionary denials of relief made by immigration judges, even under the "exceptopnal and extremely unusual hardship" …

Renteria-Gonzalez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service, No. 01-60364 (5th Cir.) (322 F.3d 804) (November 11, 2002) (Judge Jerry E. Smith)

Article • October 1, 2002 • from P&J October, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Illegal Immigration Reform Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)

Renteria-Gonzalez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service, No. 01-60364 (5th Cir.) (322 F.3d 804) (November 11, 2002) (Judge Jerry E. Smith) by Here the Court held that the IIRIRA does not deprive a Circuit court of jurisdiction where the temporary resident had an “aggravated felony” conviction that did not qualify as …

Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, No. 97-1252 (U.S. Supreme Court) (525 U.S. 471; 119 S.Ct. 936) (February 24, 1999) (Justice Scalia)

Article • August 26, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Illegal Immigration Reform Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)

Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, No. 97-1252 (U.S. Supreme Court) (525 U.S. 471; 119 S.Ct. 936) (February 24, 1999) (Justice Scalia) by Here the Court held that a provision of the IIRIRA (8 U.S.C. § 1252(g)) validly deprived federal courts of jurisdiction and thus any review powers over three discrete …

Welch v. Reno, No. Civ. No. CCB-99-2801 (D.Md.) (101 F.Supp.2d 347) (June 6, 2000) (Judge Catherine C. Blake)

Article • July 1, 2000 • from P&J July, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Illegal Immigration Reform Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)

Welch v. Reno, No. Civ. No. CCB-99-2801 (D.Md.) (101 F.Supp.2d 347) (June 6, 2000) (Judge Catherine C. Blake) by Section 1226(c) of Title 8 of the U.S. Code (section 236(c) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act) requires the Attorney General to take into custody aliens who have committed certain offenses, …

American Immigration Lawyers Ass'n v. Reno, No. 98-5463 (D.D.C.) (199 F.3d 1352) (January 11, 2000) (Judge A. Raymond Randolph)

Article • February 1, 2000 • from P&J February, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Illegal Immigration Reform Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)

American Immigration Lawyers Ass'n v. Reno, No. 98-5463 (D.D.C.) (199 F.3d 1352) (January 11, 2000) (Judge A. Raymond Randolph) by This case is another reminder of the fact that the rights of aliens and illegal immigrants in America have been significantly eroded by recent legislation - a point that has …

Richardson v. Reno, No. 98-4230 (11th Cir.) (180 F.3d 1311) (July 14, 1999) (Judge Frank May Hull)

Article • August 1, 1999 • from P&J August, 1999

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Illegal Immigration Reform Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)

Richardson v. Reno, No. 98-4230 (11th Cir.) (180 F.3d 1311) (July 14, 1999) (Judge Frank May Hull) by On remand from the Supreme Court, the Court reaffirmed its opinion previously reported at 162 F.3d 1338, that the IIRIRA precludes habeas jurisdiction over an alien's petition challenging his deportation, albeit on …

Hose v. I.N.S., No. 97-15789 (9th Cir.) (180 F.3d 992) (June 10, 1999) (Judge Sidney R. Thomas)

Article • August 1, 1999 • from P&J August, 1999

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Illegal Immigration Reform Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)

Hose v. I.N.S., No. 97-15789 (9th Cir.) (180 F.3d 992) (June 10, 1999) (Judge Sidney R. Thomas) by Here the en banc court affirmed the dismissal of the petitioner's challenge to his deportation proceedings, but on different grounds than the panel's decision reported at 141 F.3d 932, based largely on …

Velasquez v. Reno, No. Civ. A. 99-806 (MTB) (D.N.J.) (37 F.Supp.2d 663) (April 5, 1999) (Judge Maryanne Trump Barry)

Article • May 1, 1999 • from P&J May, 1999

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Illegal Immigration Reform Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)

Velasquez v. Reno, No. Civ. A. 99-806 (MTB) (D.N.J.) (37 F.Supp.2d 663) (April 5, 1999) (Judge Maryanne Trump Barry) by Here the Court held that the mandatory detention provisions of 8 USC § 1226(c) could not be applied retroactively to an alien convicted 19 years before the statute took effect …

Parra v. Perryman, No. 99-1287 (7th Cir.) (172 F.3d 954) (March 24, 1999) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)

Article • May 1, 1999 • from P&J May, 1999

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Illegal Immigration Reform Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)

Parra v. Perryman, No. 99-1287 (7th Cir.) (172 F.3d 954) (March 24, 1999) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook) by Here the Court held that district courts do have habeas jurisdiction to consider constitutional challenges to mandatory detention orders under the IIRIRA, although the court never addressed the provisions of 8 USC …

American Immigration Lawyers Ass'n. v. Reno, No. Civ.A. 97-0597 (D.D.C.) (18 F.Supp.2d 38) (August 20, 1998) (Judge Emmet G. Sullivan)

Article • November 1, 1998 • from P&J November, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Illegal Immigration Reform Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)

American Immigration Lawyers Ass'n. v. Reno, No. Civ.A. 97-0597 (D.D.C.) (18 F.Supp.2d 38) (August 20, 1998) (Judge Emmet G. Sullivan) by This case consolidates a series of lawsuits brought by various plaintiffs, including ten immigrant assistance organizations, challenging the constitutionality of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of …

American Immigration Lawyers Ass'n. v. Reno, No. Civ.A. 97-0597 (D.D.C.) (18 F.Supp.2d 38) (August 20, 1998) (Judge Emmet G. Sullivan)

Article • November 1, 1998 • from P&J November, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Illegal Immigration Reform Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)

American Immigration Lawyers Ass'n. v. Reno, No. Civ.A. 97-0597 (D.D.C.) (18 F.Supp.2d 38) (August 20, 1998) (Judge Emmet G. Sullivan) by This case consolidates a series of lawsuits brought by various plaintiffs, including ten immigrant assistance organizations, challenging the constitutionality of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of …

American Immigration Lawyers Ass'n. v. Reno, No. Civ.A. 97-0597 (D.D.C.) (18 F.Supp.2d 38) (August 20, 1998) (Judge Emmet G. Sullivan)

Article • November 1, 1998 • from P&J November, 1998

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Illegal Immigration Reform Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)

American Immigration Lawyers Ass'n. v. Reno, No. Civ.A. 97-0597 (D.D.C.) (18 F.Supp.2d 38) (August 20, 1998) (Judge Emmet G. Sullivan) by QUOTE OF THE WEEK - On the Government's right to "stack the deck" against aliens. "When a permanent resident alien's substantial interest in remaining in this country is at …