Correspondent
Breaking news correspondent, covers late-night developments and emergency rulings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order. The court affirmed the denial of asylum and related relief because the petitioner failed to challenge a finding that she could safely relocate within Honduras.
The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of cancellation of removal for a Mexican national. The court upheld the agency's finding that the petitioner's removal would not cause exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his United States citizen children.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum claim. The court found substantial evidence that the harm feared by the petitioner was motivated by financial gain rather than a protected ground.
The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of cancellation of removal. The court upheld the immigration judge's finding that the petitioner failed to prove exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his children.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's conclusion that the petitioner failed to demonstrate exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to her qualifying relatives.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review regarding asylum and withholding of removal claims filed by a Honduran mother and her children. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's conclusion that the family failed to establish a nexus between the harm they suffered and a protected ground.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed a district court order remanding a toxic tort case to state court. The appellate court held that General Electric satisfied the federal officer removal statute by demonstrating it acted under federal authority and that the allegations related to its government contracts.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an appeal of an immigration judge's denial of a motion to reopen. The court found the petitioner failed to demonstrate the diligence required for equitable tolling of the ninety-day filing deadline.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court affirmed the denial of a motion to reopen removal proceedings based on changed country conditions.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that excluded an expert's statistical analysis in an employment discrimination case. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to prove discrimination without the excluded evidence.
