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BIA cases on the non-LPR exceptional and extremely unusual hardship standard: Matter of Monreal, 23 I & N Dec. 56 (BIA 2001); Matter of Recinas, 23 I & N Dec. 467 (BIA 2002); Matter of Andazola, 23 I & N Dec. 319 (BIA 2002)

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case holding that Padilla did not announce a "new rule" under Massachusetts law and, as such, applies retroactively to MA state law convictions which were final after April 1st, 1997: Commonwealth v. Sylvain, 466 Mass. 422 (2013).

Cases regarding the admissibility and reliability of police reports: Matter of Arreguin, 21 I & N Dec 38 (BIA 1995) (though admissible, police reports relating to arrests which did not ultimately lead to a conviction should be granted little weight in the absence of an admission or evidence of guilt); Henry v. INS, 74 F.3d 1 (1996) (same); Matter of Teixeira, 21 I & N Dec. 316 (BIA 1996) (discussing police reports' inherent unreliability)

                        

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