Legal Opinion

THOMAS and THOMPSON

Board of Immigration Appeals

Decided July 1, 2019No. ID 3966PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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27 I&N Dec. 674

(A.G. 2019) Interim Decision #3966 Matter of Michael Vernon THOMAS, Respondent Matter of Joseph Lloyd THOMPSON, Respondent Decided by Attorney General October 25, 2019 U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General (1) The tests set forth in Matter of Cota-Vargas, Matter of Song, and Matter of Estrada will no longer govern the effect of state-court orders that modify, clarify, or otherwise alter a criminal alien’s sentence. (2) Such state-court orders will be given effect for immigration purposes only if based on a procedural or substantive defect in the…

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