Topic
Every decision we've filed under Immigration (Civil).
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court held that substantial evidence supported the Immigration Judge's adverse credibility finding regarding the petitioner's asylum claim.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying asylum and related relief. The panel rejected arguments regarding jurisdiction, exhaustion, and due process, while a partial dissent argued that deficient translation services warranted a presumption of prejudice.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of asylum and withholding of removal for a Salvadoran national barred by a serious nonpolitical crime conviction. The court vacated the denial of Convention Against Torture relief and remanded the case for reconsideration under the correct legal standard regarding government acquiescence.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum claim. The court held that the petitioners failed to prove the gangs targeted them based on a protected characteristic rather than financial gain.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review filed by Mexican nationals seeking asylum and related protections. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's conclusion that the proposed social group of orchard farm workers was not socially distinct.
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 the petitioners failed to demonstrate a material change in country conditions in Guatemala to justify reopening their removal proceedings.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision dismissing an appeal from an immigration judge's denial of a waiver of inadmissibility.
The Eleventh Circuit denied a petition for review in an immigration case involving asylum and withholding of removal. The court declined to address the petitioner’s particular-social-group argument because the Board of Immigration Appeals did not decide that issue and the petitioner did not challenge the Board’s dispositive rulings.
The Fourth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals' refusal to reopen removal proceedings. The court held the petitioner did not show the diligence required for equitable tolling and found any error in the Board's sua sponte analysis harmless.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture protection. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency’s nexus and CAT findings, and it rejected due process and notice-to-appear jurisdiction arguments.