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The Eleventh Circuit affirmed Jasper Jermaine Stuckett's conviction for possessing a machinegun, rejecting his facial Second Amendment challenge. The court held that binding precedent establishes the Second Amendment does not protect the possession of machineguns.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the Benefits Review Board's award of permanent total disability benefits to a longshoreman, finding substantial evidence supported the lower tribunal's conclusion that the worker reached maximum medical improvement and could not return to the workforce. The court rejected the employer's arguments regarding alternative employment and job retraining, noting the employer failed to meet its burden of proof and forfeited the retraining argument.
The Fourth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration judge's denial of asylum and withholding of removal, ruling that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that the petitioner failed to prove a nexus between her claimed social group and the persecution. The court affirmed that not every threat referencing a protected group is made on account of that group, emphasizing the need to prove the persecutor's specific reasons for targeting the individual.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging an adverse credibility finding against an asylum seeker from China. The court held that substantial evidence supported the Board of Immigration Appeals' conclusion that the petitioner submitted false information, which alone justified the denial of relief.
The Fourth Circuit denied a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of asylum and withholding of removal. The court affirmed the adverse credibility finding based on substantial evidence and dismissed unexhausted claims regarding corroborating evidence and nexus.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review because the petitioner failed to argue the merits of her asylum and removal claims in her opening brief. The court also dismissed jurisdictional challenges regarding the Notice to Appear and ineffective assistance of counsel as unexhausted or foreclosed by precedent.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a BIA order denying asylum and related protections, ruling that the petitioners forfeited their primary legal challenge. The court dismissed the petition without addressing the merits of the underlying immigration claims due to procedural failures in the brief.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum seeker's claims. The court held that the BIA's streamlining procedure was lawful and that the petitioner forfeited all other challenges by failing to raise them in his opening brief.
The Ninth Circuit denied the petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' dismissal of asylum and Convention Against Torture claims, ruling that key arguments were forfeited for failure to be raised in the opening brief. Even on the merits, the court found substantial evidence supported the lower court's conclusion that the threats lacked a nexus to a protected ground and were not committed by forces the government could not control.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order because the petitioner failed to exhaust specific legal challenges before the Board of Immigration Appeals. The court dismissed the petition without addressing the merits of the asylum, withholding of removal, or Convention Against Torture claims.
