Thu - December 4, 2003

Misdemeanor Domestic Battery not a Crime of Violence, Flores v. Ashcroft, Seventh Circuit, November 2003


In Flores v. Ashcroft the Seventh Circuit held that a respondent
convicted under the Indiana Battery statute was not deportable for a
crime involving domestic violence because there was not a substantial
risk that the offense involved the use of force. November 26, 2003,
2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 24051

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Sat - November 8, 2003

DOMESTIC BATTERY CONVICTION (ILLINOIS) AND REMOVAL FROM THE UNITED STATES


Domestic violence and related convictions will cause immigration
problems not only for individuals that have a pending application for
permanent resident status (green card) with the local CIS office but
also for individuals that are already permanent residents or those who
seek to apply for United States citizenship through naturalization.

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