Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum claim. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's determination that the petitioner's fear of persecution in Russia was speculative and not objectively reasonable.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court found substantial evidence supporting the agency's determination that the petitioner failed to establish eligibility for asylum, withholding of removal, or protection under the Convention Against Torture.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals denial of asylum and protection under the Convention Against Torture. The court held that vague anonymous threats do not constitute past persecution and that country condition evidence did not establish a particularized risk of torture.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying cancellation of removal. The court upheld the agency's finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate exceptional and extremely unusual hardship.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action brought by the mother of a man killed after being dropped off by a deputy. The court held that the deputy was entitled to qualified immunity and that no municipal custom or state-created danger was clearly established.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision upholding an order denying relief from removal. The court found the petitioner's proposed social group was not cognizable and that he failed to exhaust due process arguments.
The Ninth Circuit held that the federal immigration statute covering crimes of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment includes child endangerment offenses where no actual injury occurs. The court further ruled that such crimes require at least criminal negligence and an act that places a child in a situation likely to produce bodily or mental harm.
The Ninth Circuit held that the federal immigration statute covering crimes of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment includes child endangerment offenses where no actual injury occurs. The court further determined that such crimes require at least criminal negligence and an act of placing a child in a situation likely to produce bodily or mental harm.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order dismissing an asylum claim. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's adverse credibility determination based on inconsistencies between the petitioner's testimony and documentary evidence.
The Ninth Circuit denied petitions for review regarding an immigration judge's denial of cancellation of removal and a motion to reopen. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's determination that the petitioner failed to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a qualifying relative.