In re Martin

1 Analyses of this admin-law by attorneys

  1. BIA: Crime of violence requires violent physical force

    University of Denver Sturm College of LawMarch 15, 2016

    Anything less than violent physical force cannot constitute the physical force referenced by the crime of violence definition. Accordingly, the Board withdrew an earlier decision, Matter of Martin, 23 I&N Dec. 491 (BIA 2002), that suggested as much and upon which DHS relied. Id. at 715-16.