Topic
Every decision we've filed under Immigration (Civil).
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of an immigration plaintiff's attempt to compel adjudication of a pending adjustment of status application.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of asylum and withholding of removal claims where the Board of Immigration Appeals made an adverse credibility determination based on omissions in the petitioner's testimony.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of asylum and protection under the Convention Against Torture. The court held that substantial evidence supported the Board of Immigration Appeals' finding that the petitioner was targeted for economic reasons rather than membership in a particular social group.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging an immigration judge's removal order. The court held it lacked jurisdiction to review factual findings regarding willful misrepresentations but found no legal error in the application of the five-year inadmissibility bar.
The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review from a Guatemalan national seeking asylum based on domestic violence and political association. The court upheld the Board of Immigration Appeals' finding that the proposed social groups were impermissibly defined by the harm suffered and that the nexus to political opinion was speculative.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of claims by domestic U-visa petitioners who sought advance parole while on the waiting list. The court vacated the dismissal for overseas petitioners, ruling their claims were moot because they had already received conditional parole authorization.
The Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging an immigration judge's determination that the petitioner was removable due to an aggravated felony conviction. The court held that the petitioner's mail fraud convictions involved a loss exceeding ten thousand dollars, satisfying the statutory definition of an aggravated felony.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court affirmed the lower agency findings that the petitioner failed to establish a nexus for asylum claims and that substantial evidence supported the denial of Convention Against Torture protection.
The Eighth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order affirming the denial of asylum and withholding of removal. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate the Guatemalan government was unable or unwilling to control the private actor she feared.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order. The court upheld the Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture.