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Immigration (Civil)

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Apr 28 2026
9th Cir. 24-5444 Unpublished

ALEKSANIAN, ET AL. V. BLANCHE

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review seeking asylum and related relief for Russian nationals, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals' finding that the evidence did not compel a conclusion of persecution. The court held that the Immigration Judge properly applied the cumulative-effect standard and that the record failed to show an objectively well-founded fear of future persecution.

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Apr 27 2026
4th Cir. 25-2263 Per Curiam

Mithun Banerjee and Malancha Banerjee v. Timothy S. Rueger, Montgomery County Police Officer; Richard M Luther, Montgomery County Police Officer

The Fourth Circuit dismissed the Banerjees' appeal because the district court's order was not a final judgment or an appealable interlocutory ruling. The appellate court lacks jurisdiction to review procedural orders that do not resolve the entire case or fall under specific statutory exceptions.

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Apr 27 2026
9th Cir. 24-7200 Unpublished

AGAPITO MORALES, ET AL. V. BLANCHE

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of asylum and Convention Against Torture claims because the petitioners failed to submit required biometrics despite sixteen months of notice. The court held that the Immigration Judge did not abuse his discretion in deeming the applications abandoned and rejected due process arguments regarding legal assistance.

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Apr 24 2026
9th Cir. 20-71018 Unpublished

CARLOS CALDERON BRITO V. TODD BLANCHE

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order denying asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture protection. The court limited its analysis strictly to the specific grounds relied upon by the agency, refusing to address unchallenged issues regarding government inability or past harm.

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Apr 24 2026
9th Cir. 22-1280 Unpublished

VAZQUEZ-TRUJILLO V. BLANCHE

The Ninth Circuit denied Lorena Vazquez-Trujillo's petition for review of her asylum and withholding of removal claims, ruling that her proposed social group lacks the required legal particularity. The court upheld the agency's finding that women of low socio-economic status in Mexico are too amorphous to constitute a cognizable particular social group.

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Apr 24 2026
9th Cir. 23-970 Unpublished

Bracamonte-Palma v. Blanche

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision that found a non-citizen ineligible for cancellation of removal due to violating a protection order. The court held that the categorical approach does not apply to such violations and affirmed that a police report reliably established the offense.

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