Topic
Every decision we've filed under Immigration (Civil).
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review, upholding the removal order against a Mexican mother and her daughter. The court found substantial evidence that the threats they faced stemmed from a personal custody dispute rather than membership in a protected social group.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals' rejection of asylum and Convention Against Torture claims. The court found that the petitioners' fear of gang violence was motivated by economic debt rather than a protected ground, and the alleged abuse did not meet the legal threshold for torture.
The Ninth Circuit denied Wayner Baudilio Cano-Cardona's petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decisions, upholding the denial of asylum and related protections. The court found substantial evidence supported the conclusion that gang recruitment was motivated by criminal intent rather than a protected ground.
The Ninth Circuit denied Diego Saul Rivas-Monge's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision to deny his claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture relief. The court held that the agency's factual findings were supported by substantial evidence, concluding that the petitioner's alleged harms did not rise to the level of persecution or torture.
The Ninth Circuit denied Maritza Isabel Lopez Escobar's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision rejecting her claims for asylum and protection under the Convention Against Torture. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that she failed to prove past persecution and that her claims regarding future harm and CAT relief were unexhausted.
The Ninth Circuit denied Wayner Baudilio Cano-Cardona's petitions for review, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals' refusal to grant asylum and related relief. The court found that gang recruitment attempts were motivated by criminal intent rather than a protected ground, and that the petitioner failed to meet the legal standards for withholding of removal or Convention Against Torture protection.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's order returning two children to Venezuela under the Hague Convention, ruling that the mother failed to meet her burden of proving any affirmative defense. The court held that a party cannot reopen a final judgment under Rule 60(b) simply because their prior counsel made a strategic decision to concede a specific defense at trial.
The Tenth Circuit granted a petition for review of a BIA asylum denial, holding that the agency's reasoning regarding gang motive was self-contradictory and insufficient. The court vacated the decision and remanded the case for the BIA to conduct a new review of the petitioner's eligibility.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an asylum and Convention Against Torture denial, ruling that the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies regarding the government's ability to control gang persecution. The court also upheld the agency's finding that the petitioner did not meet the high burden required to prove she would likely be tortured if returned to El Salvador.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order rejecting asylum and withholding of removal claims. The court upheld the agency's finding that the petitioners failed to establish a legal nexus between the harm they faced and a protected ground.