Topic
Every decision we've filed under Immigration (Civil).
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court upheld the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture for a Honduran national.
The Fifth Circuit held that a stipulated dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure forty-one automatically ends a case without requiring district court approval. The court granted mandamus to vacate orders scheduling evidentiary hearings after all parties had jointly dismissed the long-running desegregation litigation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order. The court affirmed the denial of asylum and related relief because the petitioner failed to challenge a finding that she could safely relocate within Honduras.
The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of cancellation of removal for a Mexican national. The court upheld the agency's finding that the petitioner's removal would not cause exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his United States citizen children.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum claim. The court found substantial evidence that the harm feared by the petitioner was motivated by financial gain rather than a protected ground.
The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of cancellation of removal. The court upheld the immigration judge's finding that the petitioner failed to prove exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his children.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's conclusion that the petitioner failed to demonstrate exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to her qualifying relatives.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review regarding asylum and withholding of removal claims filed by a Honduran mother and her children. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's conclusion that the family failed to establish a nexus between the harm they suffered and a protected ground.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an appeal of an immigration judge's denial of a motion to reopen. The court found the petitioner failed to demonstrate the diligence required for equitable tolling of the ninety-day filing deadline.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision rejecting asylum and related relief. The court found the petitioner forfeited key arguments and failed to prove the required nexus between gang threats and his family membership.