Ninth Circuit rules immigration judges can’t deport based on alleged facts a criminal judge or jury never found
In Olivas-Motta v. Holder, __- F.3d ___ (9th Cir. May 17, 2013) the Ninth Circuit became the fourth circuit court of appeals to reject the Attorney General’s decision in Matter of Silva-Trevino, 24 I&N Dec. 287 (AG 2008), which permitted immigration courts to find some immigrants who have been convicted of crimes removable on the basis of alleged facts about their criminal … Read more »