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10-2256 Abraham v. Holder
Immigration Asylum; Syria Where an asylum petitioner from Syria suffered no persecution after she left her home and moved to Damascus, she cannot show a likelihood of future persecution if denied asylum. “Abraham notes that the IJ and BIA did not address the testimony given by her cousin that she would be the victim of […]
09-115 Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Whiting
Immigration Preemption A state law requiring employers to verify the immigration status of job applicants is not preempted by federal law. Arizona’s licensing law falls well within the confines of the authority Congress chose to leave to the States and therefore is not expressly preempted. While IRCA prohibits States from imposing “civil or criminal sanctions” […]
State representative proposes Arizona-style immigration bill (UPDATE)
By JASON SMATHERS Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bill mirroring some of the tough enforcement measures of Arizona’s controversial immigration bill was introduced Tuesday by a state Republican legislator in Wisconsin. The legislation introduced by Rep. Don Pridemore of Hartford would force local law enforcement to ask those stopped for civil or criminal […]
10-1932 Moosa v. Holder
Immigration Asylum; Pakistan Being a single Westernized woman is not a sufficient reason to obtain asylum when facing removal to Pakistan. “The reasons cited by the Board and its conclusions are consistent with our repeated reminder that ‘general conditions of hardship that affect entire populations . . . are not persecution.’ Ahmed v. Gonzales, 467 […]
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