Sunday, June 7, 2009

Attorney General vacates Matter of Compean

More good news from the Obama Administration for immigrants: In yet another common sense and rational turn around from previously poorly-thought-out decisions under the previous administration, the AG vacated this week the unpopular Matter of Compean decision, which had made it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for an alien to claim ineffective assistance of counsel in an immigration matter. The AG's decision gives immigrants back their right of due process, which was being severely curtailed in Matter of Compean.