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Summary: The issue in this case is whether the “BIA erred in denying Zheng’s [fourth] motion to reopen his immigration case because it found that he failed to show that China’s conditions had materially changed for Christians without any reasoned explanation.

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MARIN-RODRIGUEZ V. HOLDER

Submitted by Chuck Roth on Wed, 2013-03-06 01:00

7th Circuit

Marin-Rodriguez v. Holder (7th Cir. Mar. 6, 2013)
MANION Tinder Lee (dct)

Summary: Petitioner pled guilty to using a fraudulent Social Security card to obtain employment, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a). The BIA held that 1546 convictions sometimes involve moral turpitude (the statute includes both “use” and mere “possession” of the document); but that the record of conviction showed that his offense involved use, and thus, deception (and thus, turpitude).

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MORAL-SALAZAR V. HOLDER

Submitted by Sarah Rose Weinman on Thu, 2013-02-28 01:00

7th Circuit

Moral-Salazar v. Holder (7th Cir. Feb. 28, 2013)
MANION, Kanne, Tinder

Summary: Mr. Moral is an Ecuadorian citizen and a lawful permanent resident of the United States. In 1997, Mr. Moral was convicted of unlawful use of a weapon. In 2002, Mr. Moral pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor. Mr. Moral was placed in removal proceedings in 2011 on the basis of these convictions.

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