RECENT DECISIONS INVOLVING THE FIRM

Braverman & Lin regularly represents clients in proceedings before the Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the Federal courts. This page will highlight select recent decisions from cases involving the firm.

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• Domestic Assault and Battery ( 1.784Mb)
  

  This is a case decision recently rendered by the Board of Immigration Appeals, ruling that Section 18.2-57.2(a) of Virginia Code, Assault and Battery against household member, is not a crime of violence and therefore is not a deportable offense under section 237(a)(2)(E)(i) of the INA.

• In re Watson ( 1.444Mb)
  

  This is a federal case decision relating to an alien who served in the military during the time of conflict, and even though the alien was honorably discharged because of alienage, the federal court recognized that the alien was eligible for the naturalization.

• Decision #3 ( 804kb)
  

  The Administrative Appeals Office ruled that "loans from the shareholders" should not be treated as "current liabilities" and reversed the case decision in our client's favor.

• Decision #4 ( 956kb)
  

  The Administrative Appeals Office ruled that payments from the employer to subcontractors constituted as an additional evidence of the employer's ability to pay.

• Decision #5 ( 400kb)
  

  The Administrative Appeals Office ruled that in determining one's eligibility for benefit under the LIFE Act, the Immigration Services must review the evidence submitted in totality in evaluating whether an alien is eligible for said benefit sought.