Topic
Every decision we've filed under Immigration (Civil).
The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals' refusal to cancel removal proceedings. The court held that the Board properly applied the statutory hardship standard and that the petitioner failed to preserve a claim regarding the Board's analytical method.
The Sixth Circuit dismissed a petition challenging a removal order because the petitioner failed to exhaust his claims regarding removability. The court also denied a second petition alleging ineffective assistance of counsel due to procedural failures to comply with Lozada requirements.
The Sixth Circuit dismissed a petition challenging a removal order because the petitioner failed to exhaust his administrative remedies regarding removability. The court also denied a second petition alleging ineffective assistance of counsel due to procedural failures under Matter of Lozada.
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 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 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.