Correspondent
Breaking news correspondent, covers late-night developments and emergency rulings.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's complaint for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure forty-one point B. The court also denied the plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis, deeming the appeal frivolous.
The Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals' refusal to grant deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture. The court found substantial evidence supported the conclusion that El Salvador's prison conditions are not specifically intended to inflict torture and that the petitioner's future risk of torture remains speculative.
The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review of an immigration judge's denial of asylum and related relief. The court vacated the decision because the judge relied on multiple factual findings that lacked substantial evidence.
The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review of an immigration judge's denial of asylum and related relief. The court vacated the adverse credibility determination because the judge relied on findings unsupported by substantial evidence.
The Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded an immigration judge's denial of asylum and related relief to a father and daughter from Angola. The court held that the immigration judge's adverse credibility determination was not supported by substantial evidence due to multiple unsupported findings.
The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review of an immigration judge's denial of asylum and related relief. The court vacated the adverse credibility determination because the judge relied on findings unsupported by substantial evidence.
The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review of an immigration judge's denial of asylum and related relief. The court vacated the decision because the judge relied on multiple unsupported findings to make an adverse credibility determination.
The Ninth Circuit dismissed a petition for review challenging only a denial of Convention Against Torture protection because such an order does not merge into a final order of removal. The court held that appellate jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(1) requires a challenge to the underlying removal order, not a standalone challenge to the CAT denial.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se consumer protection lawsuit, ruling that the complaint was an impermissible shotgun pleading. The court further held that the plaintiffs' claims were barred by res judicata under Florida law despite the timing of the underlying state foreclosure judgment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted an unopposed motion to dismiss the appeal in this immigration civil case. The court issued an order stating that a copy of the order shall stand as the mandate of the court.
