Correspondent
Breaking news correspondent, covers late-night developments and emergency rulings.
The Fourth Circuit denied Karen Johana Orellana-Alvarado's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision. The court found substantial evidence supporting the Board's determination.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied Leke Dodaj's petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision. The court upheld the Board's reversal of the Immigration Judge's grant of cancellation of removal.
The Sixth Circuit denied Leke Dodaj's petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decisions. The court found no jurisdiction to review the discretionary denial of cancellation of removal and upheld the Board's denial of reconsideration.
The Eighth Circuit denied Emmanuel Tiah's petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court upheld Tiah's removability based on violations of protection orders.
The Ninth Circuit granted Chanh Huy Luong's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision. The court remanded the case for further proceedings regarding Luong's motion to reopen.
The Fourth Circuit held that a New Jersey statute criminalizing the storage of child sexual abuse material on a file-sharing program categorically qualifies as a crime of child abuse under federal immigration law. The court also ruled that it lacks jurisdiction to review the agency's discretionary denial of cancellation of removal and adjustment of status.
The Fourth Circuit denied a motion for a stay of removal based on the government's representation that it has no current plans for removal. The denial is without prejudice to the petitioner's ability to file a new motion if the government's plans change.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging civil monetary penalties imposed on a nursing home for failing to treat latent tuberculosis infections. The court held that the Seventh Amendment does not guarantee a right to a jury trial in this administrative enforcement proceeding.
The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review, holding that the petitioner derived United States citizenship from his naturalized mother. The court found that a Mexican court order recognizing the father's abandonment of the family constituted a legal separation under the relevant immigration statute.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling in a product liability case involving a fatal truck collision. The court held that the plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence of a design defect or to establish that the advanced driver assistance system was unreasonably dangerous.
