Correspondent
Breaking news correspondent, covers late-night developments and emergency rulings.
The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying cancellation of removal. The court held that the IJ's finding that the petitioner's U.S.-citizen children would not suffer exceptional and extremely unusual hardship was supported by substantial evidence.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of Efra Deh's petition for review, holding that generalized allegations of interpreter dialect issues do not warrant reopening removal proceedings. The court found Deh failed to demonstrate specific mistranslations that would have altered the immigration judge's credibility determination.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a debtor's motion to void bankruptcy property sales, ruling that individual debtors lack standing under 11 U.S.C. § 363(n) to pursue claims reserved for trustees. The court further held that the debtor's attempt to reopen the sales was barred by res judicata and statutory time limits.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed in part and denied in part a petition for review challenging an immigration order. The court held it lacked jurisdiction to review factual credibility findings and affirmed the denial of cancellation of removal because the petitioner no longer held lawful permanent resident status.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's complaint against a car dealership and its financing arm. The court characterized the suit as patently frivolous due to the plaintiff's reliance on a personally created bill of exchange as valid payment.
The Federal Circuit affirmed the denial of special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r) for a veteran with schizophrenia, holding that the statute requires specific anatomical losses or sensory impairments. The court clarified that the need for a higher level of care alone does not qualify a veteran for the enhanced rate without first meeting the predicate disability requirements.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing asylum and protection claims. The court held that criminal extortion by a gang was motivated by pecuniary gain rather than family membership, and that petitioners failed to exhaust claims regarding a child's disability.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a BIA order denying asylum and related protections, ruling that the petitioners forfeited their primary legal challenge. The court dismissed the petition without addressing the merits of the underlying immigration claims due to procedural failures in the brief.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum seeker's claims. The court held that the BIA's streamlining procedure was lawful and that the petitioner forfeited all other challenges by failing to raise them in his opening brief.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's determination that the petitioner did not suffer past persecution or face a well-founded fear of future persecution.
