Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781590318737

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Board of Immigration Appeals Practice Manual (Revised: October, 2018)
Board of Immigration Appeals Practice Manual (Revised: October, 2018)

Author: U.S. Department of Justice

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-03-17

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0359519946

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Role. - The Board of Immigration Appeals is the highest administrative body for interpreting and applying immigration laws. The Board is responsible for applying the immigration and nationality laws uniformly throughout the United States. Accordingly, the Board has been given nationwide jurisdiction to review the orders of Immigration Judges and certain decisions made by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and to provide guidance to the Immigration Judges, DHS, and others, through published decisions. The Board is tasked with resolving the questions before it in a manner that is timely, impartial, and consistent with the Immigration and Nationality Act and regulations, and to provide clear and uniform guidance to Immigrations Judges, DHS, and the general public on the proper interpretation and administration of the Immigration and Nationality Act and its implementing regulations. 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(d)(1).

Refugee Roulette
Refugee Roulette

Author: Jaya Ramji-Nogales

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2011-04-29

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 0814741061

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The first analysis of decisions at all four levels of the asylum adjudication process : the Department of Homeland Security, the immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the United States Courts of Appeals. The data reveal tremendous disparities in asylum approval rates, even when different adjudicators in the same office each considered large numbers of applications from nationals of the same country. After providing a thorough empirical analysis, the authors make recommendations for future reform. From publisher description.

Immigration Law and Crimes
Immigration Law and Crimes

Author: Dan Kesselbrenner

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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This comprehensive looseleaf treatise presents the law and procedure involved in representing a foreign-born criminal defendant. The work discusses the immigration consequences of criminal conviction and discretionary relief and other amelioration of the impact on immigration status.