Topic
Every decision we've filed under Immigration (Civil).
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed a petition for review challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals denial of a motion to reopen. The court held it lacked jurisdiction to review the denial of a sua sponte regulatory reopening because no legal standard exists to judge the agency's discretionary decision.
The Seventh Circuit lacks jurisdiction to review the timeliness of an asylum application where the petitioner failed to present the issue adversarially, adhering to precedent that such determinations are factual and discretionary.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum claim. The court found no error in the lower tribunal's consideration of the petitioner's age or due process arguments.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court held that the petitioners waived claims regarding past persecution and failed to prove a nexus between feared future harm and their family status.
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 denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture relief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court affirmed the denial of cancellation of removal and voluntary departure for a Guatemalan national.
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 substantial evidence supported the denial of deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit lacks jurisdiction to review orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals. The court transferred the petition to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit because the removal proceedings occurred in California.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision rejecting asylum and related relief for a Mexican national with mental health challenges. The court affirmed the denial because the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies on several claims and lacked substantial evidence proving a unique risk of persecution distinct from other mentally disabled individuals in Mexico.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture relief for a Mexican national targeted by a gang. The court held that the petitioner failed to prove a causal link between the harm she suffered and a protected ground, as the gang's motivation was property theft rather than persecution based on neutrality or family status.