In the Matter of Chairez, 26 I&N Dec. 819 (BIA 2016), the BIA followed the Supreme Court’s decision in Mathis v. United States, 136 S.Ct. 2243 (2016) in finding that a criminal statute may only be considered divisible when it contains different elements in the disjunctive that each require jury unanimity in order to sustain a conviction.
Ksena Karelina Freed From Russian Prison
April 14, 2025
Ksena Karelina, a dual U.S.-Russia citizen, was freed from Russian prison in a prisoner exchange after she had received a lengthy sentence for making a $52 donation to a charity conducting humanitarian work in Ukraine.
