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Apr 15 2026
9th Cir. 20-71060 Unpublished

NOEL DE JESUS MARTINEZ-LEYVA v. TODD BLANCHE, Acting Attorney General

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration judge's denial of asylum and related relief, upholding an adverse credibility finding based on material omissions and inconsistencies in the petitioner's testimony. The court concluded that the record contained substantial evidence to support the agency's determination that the petitioner was not a credible witness.

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Apr 15 2026
9th Cir. 16-72280 Unpublished

EDGAR AMADOR BATRES- ALVARADO; VICTORIA VILLEGAS- ACUNA; GALA VICTORIA BATRES- VILLEGAS v. TODD BLANCHE, Acting Attorney General

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying asylum and withholding of removal to three Mexican nationals. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that the petitioners could reasonably relocate within Mexico to avoid persecution.

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Apr 15 2026
6th Cir. 25-3483 Published

FERMIN PABLO-DIAZ v. TODD W. BLANCHE, Acting U.S. Attorney General

The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order rejecting an asylum seeker's claims for withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture protection. The court held that the petitioner failed to prove his fear of persecution was motivated by a protected ground rather than general criminal financial gain, and that he waived his CAT claim by failing to exhaust administrative remedies.

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Apr 15 2026
5th Cir. 25-60390 Per Curiam

Galindo-Borjas v. Blanche

The Fifth Circuit denied a Honduran national's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' dismissal of his motion to reopen removal proceedings. The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate equitable tolling for an eight-month filing delay and that due process arguments do not alter the abuse of discretion standard applied to motions to reopen.

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Apr 14 2026
7th Cir. 22-3114 Panel Decision

Petrov v. Blanche

The Seventh Circuit affirmed the denial of Bato Petrov's petition for cancellation of removal, holding that he failed to prove the statutory requirement of exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his U.S. citizen relatives. The court further ruled that the Board of Immigration Appeals acted within its discretion in rejecting Petrov's motion to reopen the case as untimely and insufficiently probative.

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Apr 14 2026
7th Cir. 20-3517 Panel Decision

Bato Petrov v. Todd W. Blanche

The Seventh Circuit affirmed the denial of Bato Petrov's petition for cancellation of removal, holding that his evidence failed to meet the statutory standard of exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his U.S. citizen relatives. The court further ruled that the Board of Immigration Appeals acted within its discretion in denying Petrov's motion to reopen based on newly submitted medical and economic evidence.

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Apr 14 2026
4th Cir. 25-1309 Panel Decision

ANTONIO TELETOR AJUALIP v. TODD BLANCHE, Acting Attorney General

The Fourth Circuit dismissed in part and denied in part a petition for review of a denial of cancellation of removal because the petitioner failed to prove exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his U.S. citizen children. The court held that while it cannot reweigh factual findings, the undisputed record facts do not legally constitute the required level of hardship under the statute.

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Apr 14 2026
United States Court… 23-1150 Panel Decision

SAAD BIN KHALID v. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AND DAVID P PEKOSKE, ADMINISTRATOR, TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

The D.C. Circuit upheld the TSA Administrator's order keeping a U.S. citizen on the No Fly List, rejecting constitutional and statutory challenges while dismissing one claim for lack of standing. The court deferred to the agency's national security expertise, finding the administrative redress process constitutionally adequate.

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