Introduction

Question 1

Immigration law is fundamentally about __ (2)

Answer 1

• who gets to join a political community
  -why

Question 2

Four frameworks for Imm law

Answer 2

• individual rights
• domestic national interest
  -national values of receiving nation
  -global interest

Question 3

Until the 1920s, there were no ___ in immigration and ___ at Ellis Island allowed to disembark

Answer 3

no numerical limits, 99%

Question 4

At Angel Island, Chinese immigrants had to ___

Answer 4

prove not laborers

Question 5

In 1868, the US recognized __

Answer 5

birthright citizenship

Question 6

In 1965, the US removed ___

Answer 6

national origins quotas based on previous immigration

Question 7

1965 is when immigration law developed a __

Answer 7

family based preference

Question 8

The main sources of immigration law are __

Answer 8

-INA (amended many times)
-Regulations
-Admin decisions and case law

Question 9

BIA cases can be modified or overruled by __

Answer 9

US AG and federal courts

Question 10

The Dept of State ___

Answer 10

grants visas and passports

Question 11

Main immigration offices under DHS

Answer 11

• ICE
• CBP
  -USCIS

Question 12

Director of DHS is ___

Answer 12

member of President’s cabinet

Question 13

ICE primary functions

Answer 13

• boots on ground
• attorneys against immigration applicants

Question 14

CBP operates at __

Answer 14

– ports of entry
- within 100 miles of border

Question 15

USCIS is responsible for __

Answer 15

processing applications

Question 16

Main immigration offices under DOJ

Answer 16

• OCIJ and IJs
• BIA
• OIL

Question 17

In IJs, the opposing counsel is from ___ not ___

Answer 17

ICE/DHS, EOIR

Question 18

Immigration courts are NOT ___

Answer 18

article 3 courts

Question 19

All DOJ immigration offices are housed under __

Answer 19

EOIR

Question 20

The BIA only rarely __

Answer 20

hears oral argument mostly paper office

Question 21

The BIA applies the law of ___

Answer 21

circuit where IJ who adjudicated the case sits

Question 22

The BIA has ___ appellate judges but cases are heard by ___

Answer 22

28, 1 but 3 if important or novel

Question 23

OIL is made up of attorneys who ___

Answer 23

represent the govt in federal court lawsuits (taking over from ICE)

Question 24

What is admission under the INA?

Answer 24

lawful entry after inspection and authorization by imm officer

Question 25

Asylum is the ___

Answer 25

process + protection for someone fleeing persecution

Question 26

What does EWI stand for

Answer 26

entry without inspection

Question 27

Under the INA, noncitizens who EWI are ___

Answer 27

inadmissible

Answer 28

n

Question 29

Exclusion today refers to both __

Answer 29

• adjudicating inadmissability
• removal of those who entered without formal admission

Question 30

A noncitizen’s presence without authorization is ___ but not ___

Answer 30

grounds for removal, civil/criminal offense

Question 31

Immigrants are noncitizens who ___

Answer 31

enter to settle permanently

Question 32

Under US law every noncitizen entering is presumed to be ___

Answer 32

immigrant unless can prove nonimmigrant

Question 33

Nonimmigrants are admitted for ___

Answer 33

temporary duration

Question 34

Removal is the ___

Answer 34

expulsion of noncitizen from the US

Question 35

Expulsion can be based on ___

Answer 35

inadmissibility or deportability

Question 36

Deportation can be thought of as __

Answer 36

subset of removal