Records of Conviction and the Burden of Proof
Background IDP, represented by Stanford Law School’s Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, is engaged in litigation before the Court of Appeals and BIA to ensure that noncitizens are not barred from establishing eligibility for relief from removal or for lawful status just because a “record of conviction” is ambiguous as to whether the conviction is for a disqualifying offense. IDP has appeared as amicus curiae … Read more »