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The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum appeal. The court upheld the agency's adverse credibility finding based on the petitioner's failure to disclose a prior arrest and inconsistent statements.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum claim. The court upheld the agency's adverse credibility finding based on inconsistencies in the petitioner's testimony.
The Ninth Circuit denied the petition for review in part and vacated and remanded in part regarding Aniceto Quinonez-Ros's immigration relief claims. The court found substantial evidence supported the denial of withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture protection but remanded for further consideration of cancellation of removal eligibility.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a second motion for compassionate release. The court held that even if extraordinary and compelling reasons existed, the statutory factors counseled against granting relief.
The First Circuit affirmed a district court order suppressing evidence obtained from a smartphone seized during a search warrant execution. The court held that federal agents lacked objective good faith when they searched an iPhone model different from the one specified in the warrant despite knowing the discrepancy at the time of seizure.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part the supervised release conditions imposed on a defendant convicted of child pornography offenses. The court found that two conditions restricting proximity to children were constitutional but struck down a condition prohibiting possession of adult sexual materials as overbroad.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a Houston police officer who fatally shot a suspect during a warrant execution. The court held that the officer was entitled to qualified immunity because no clearly established law prohibited his actions under the specific, split-second circumstances.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a federal sentence for a defendant convicted of child sex abuse conspiracy. The court held that challenges to supervised release conditions were not yet ripe and that ineffective assistance claims were inappropriate for direct appeal.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision affirming the denial of asylum and related protections. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's conclusions regarding the petitioner's competency, waiver of claims, and ineligibility for withholding of removal.
The Ninth Circuit held that the Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion by denying a motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel. The court ruled that mailing a courtesy copy of the decision to petitioners does not rebut the presumption of prejudice when counsel fails to advise them of the filing deadline.
