The issue was originally addressed in a published Attorney General decision from 2008 titled the Matter of Silva-Trevino, 26 I&N Dec. 687 (AG 2008) [PDF version]. The 2008 decision was subsequently vacated in a second Attorney General precedent decision on the matter in the Matter of Silva-Trevino (“Silva-Trevino II”), 26 I&N Dec. 550 (AG 2015) [PDF version]. The following is a revised version of the blog post I wrote about Silva-Trevino II when the decision was published, wherein I explained why the Attorney General's decision to vacate Silva-Trevino I - a decision I believe to have been erroneous — was a very positive development in immigration law.To learn more about the history of the Silva-Trevino litigation prior to Silva-Trevino III, please see our full article [see article].