Correspondent
Breaking news correspondent, covers late-night developments and emergency rulings.
The Eleventh Circuit denied a petition for review in an immigration case involving asylum and withholding of removal. The court declined to address the petitioner’s particular-social-group argument because the Board of Immigration Appeals did not decide that issue and the petitioner did not challenge the Board’s dispositive rulings.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment upholding the denial of supplemental security income to Andrew J. Moore. The court held that the Administrative Law Judge applied the correct legal standards and that the factual findings were supported by substantial evidence.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order upholding the Social Security Administration's denial of a disability benefits claim. The panel found the administrative law judge's decision supported by substantial evidence and free of reversible legal error.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture protection. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency’s nexus and CAT findings, and it rejected due process and notice-to-appear jurisdiction arguments.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals' refusal to remand for a new hearing with a different interpreter. The court held the petitioners did not show prejudice from interpretation problems and did not establish the required nexus for asylum or withholding.
The Eleventh Circuit denied Woff Senatus's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision. The court concluded that Senatus's Florida conviction qualifies as a crime of violence, justifying his removal.
The Eleventh Circuit denied Jashim Uddin's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision. Uddin failed to demonstrate that the Bangladeshi government was unwilling or unable to protect him from private actors.
The Fourth Circuit denied ICG Eastern's petition for review of a Benefits Review Board decision. The court upheld the award of black lung benefits to Donald Seabolt.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the Benefits Review Board's decision awarding black lung benefits to Roger L. Hale, Sr. The court found that substantial evidence supported the Administrative Law Judge's determination of legal pneumoconiosis.
The Fourth Circuit denied Steven T. Young's petition for review of the Benefits Review Board's decision. The court found that the employer met its burden of demonstrating suitable alternative employment.
