Correspondent
Breaking news correspondent, covers late-night developments and emergency rulings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying asylum. The court found that the petitioners failed to properly raise their claimed particular social group and that the harm they suffered was motivated by financial reasons rather than a protected ground.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying asylum to a Sikh man from India. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that the petitioner's alleged harms did not constitute past persecution and that he could reasonably relocate within India to avoid future harm.
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 the petitioner failed to exhaust challenges to the asylum claim and that the evidence did not compel a finding of torture risk.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment upholding the denial of disability insurance benefits. The panel found that the Administrative Law Judge's decision was supported by substantial evidence and free of legal error.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court upheld the denial of deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate an order of dismissal. The appellate court found no error in the lower court's handling of the case.
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 lower tribunal's finding that the petitioner was not a credible witness.
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 lower tribunal's finding that the petitioner was not a credible witness.
The Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum claim. The court found the petitioner failed to meet the substantial evidence standard required to overturn the agency's factual determinations.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the Board of Immigration Appeals' summary dismissal of an asylum appeal due to procedural failures. The court held that the petitioner's notice of appeal was conclusory and she failed to file a required appellate brief.
