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Angov v. Lynch, Attorney General 23 July 2015 \| Publisher: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law
Matter of J-R-R-A- 11 June 2015 \| Publisher: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Document type: Case Law
Gaye v. Holder, Attorney General 9 June 2015 \| Publisher: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law
Matter of Z-Z-O- 26 May 2015 \| Publisher: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Document type: Case Law
Matter of Z-Z-O- 26 May 2015 \| Publisher: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Document type: Case Law
George Camacho Garcia v. Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General 20 May 2015 \| Publisher: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law
Matter of L-A-C- 19 May 2015 \| Publisher: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Document type: Case Law
Matter of J-H-J- 12 May 2015 \| Publisher: United States Board of Immigration Appeals \| Document type: Case Law
Maydai Hernandez-Avalos v. Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General 30 April 2015 \| Publisher: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law
Tie Xia Chen v. Holder, Attorney General 1 April 2015 \| Publisher: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit \| Document type: Case Law

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