Correspondent
Breaking news correspondent, covers late-night developments and emergency rulings.
The Fifth Circuit denied the petition for review of the BIA's removal order, holding that the petitioner failed to properly raise arguments regarding the Immigration Judge's decision and abandoned the central issue of whether the BIA erred.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a civil complaint for improper venue because the appellant failed to challenge the legal basis for that ruling in his informal brief. By not addressing the specific grounds for dismissal, the appellant forfeited appellate review of the venue decision.
The Fourth Circuit dismissed the Banerjees' appeal because the district court's order was not a final judgment or an appealable interlocutory ruling. The appellate court lacks jurisdiction to review procedural orders that do not resolve the entire case or fall under specific statutory exceptions.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the government, holding that the statutory marriage fraud bar applies even when no immigration benefit was actually sought in the prior fraudulent marriage. The court further ruled that USCIS satisfied due process requirements by relying on an ex-spouse's testimony without cross-examination, given the presence of independent evidence and the administrative burden of such hearings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by pro se plaintiffs challenging a district court order. The court held that the order was neither a final judgment nor an appealable interlocutory order under federal law.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a civil complaint due to improper venue. The appellate court held that the appellant forfeited the right to challenge the dismissal by failing to address the basis for the lower court's decision in his informal brief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court dismissed the case because the petitioner failed to present arguments on the central issue before the agency.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order rejecting an asylum seeker's claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. The court held that the petitioner's due process arguments were either foreclosed by precedent or unexhausted, and his substantive asylum claims were unreviewable because they were not raised before the Board.
The Ninth Circuit denied Roneel Deo's petition for review, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals' classification of his criminal threats conviction as a particularly serious crime. This ruling confirms Deo's ineligibility for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture.
The Ninth Circuit denied Longcai Chen's petition for review, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals' adverse credibility determination regarding his asylum claims. The court found that Chen's false statements in a 2016 visa application, combined with his voluntary return to China and inconsistent testimony, provided substantial evidence to support the denial of relief.
