Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a negative reasonable-fear determination and a reinstatement of removal order. The court found substantial evidence supported the immigration judge's conclusion that the petitioner failed to establish a reasonable possibility of future persecution or torture.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment upholding civil penalties assessed by the Internal Revenue Service for failure to file foreign bank account reports. The court held that remanding the case for recalculation without vacating the original assessments was appropriate to avoid a windfall for the defendant.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's amended complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The court also affirmed the denial of a proposed intervenor's motion to intervene as of right.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review filed by a Mexican family seeking asylum and withholding of removal. The panel found that substantial evidence supported the denial of their claims and that they failed to exhaust their Convention Against Torture claim.
The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review and remanded an immigration case where the Board of Immigration Appeals failed to properly apply the cumulative-effect standard for past persecution. The court denied the petition regarding the Convention Against Torture claim because the petitioner failed to raise the issue with sufficient specificity.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of Social Security disability benefits to Jeana Eileen Starkweather. Although the court identified minor errors in the Administrative Law Judge's evaluation of medical evidence, it ruled those errors were harmless.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging an immigration judge's denial of asylum and withholding of removal. The court held that the petitioner's provision of material support to a designated terrorist organization rendered him ineligible for relief under federal law.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order affirming the denial of asylum and withholding of removal. The court found substantial evidence supported the adverse credibility determination regarding inconsistencies in the petitioner's applications and testimony.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review seeking asylum and withholding of removal. The panel found substantial evidence supported the Board of Immigration Appeals determination that the petitioner failed to prove the Guatemalan government was unable or unwilling to protect her.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of asylum and withholding of removal. The court upheld the agency's finding that the petitioners failed to establish a nexus between the harm they suffered and a protected ground.