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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued an opinion in this case. Judgment has been entered in accordance with the court's decision.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued an opinion in this immigration-related appeal. Judgment in accordance with the opinion was entered on the same day.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision rejecting asylum claims for an El Salvadoran father and his three children. The court held that the proposed social groups of Uber drivers and the Arevalo-Montano family failed to meet the legal requirements for cognizability and nexus to protected grounds.
The D.C. Circuit affirmed that regional centers participating in the EB-5 visa program must pay the annual Integrity Fund fee, regardless of whether they were designated before the 2022 statutory overhaul. The court held that the statutory term 'designated' describes a current status of authorization rather than the specific historical moment of designation.
The Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded a Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying Convention Against Torture relief. The court held that the Immigration Judge erred by failing to aggregate multiple theories of torture risk and by not considering the petitioner's status as a criminal deportee.
The Ninth Circuit denied the petition for review, holding that substantial evidence supports the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture relief. The court found the petitioner's threats insufficient to constitute past persecution and ruled that she forfeited her proposed social group claims by failing to properly argue them.
The Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying a motion to reopen. The court held that the Board applied an incorrect legal standard for evaluating prima facie eligibility.
The Seventh Circuit held that district courts retain jurisdiction to grant or modify interim injunctive relief, such as visitation rights, while a Hague Convention child abduction appeal is pending. The court clarified that Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 62(d) and Appellate Rule 8(a)(1)(C) collectively empower the district court to manage equitable relief during the appellate process.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a correction order to a prior decision in this appeal. The court clarified a reference to the Board of Veterans' Appeals as the Regional Office.
The D.C. Circuit denied CenturyTel's petition for review and granted enforcement of the NLRB's order, holding that the Board's finding of a violation of Sections 8(a)(5) and (1) of the National Labor Relations Act was supported by substantial evidence. The court concluded that CenturyTel improperly failed to furnish information regarding non-union technicians working within the Union's jurisdiction despite the collective bargaining agreement's provisions on crossing jurisdictional boundaries.
