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9th Cir. 20-71060 Unpublished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.

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

Bato Petrov v. Todd W. Blanche

The Seventh Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of cancellation of removal for a stateless individual. The court found the Board of Immigration Appeals correctly determined that the petitioner failed to prove exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his United States citizen relatives.

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

Bato Petrov v. Todd W. Blanche

The Seventh Circuit affirmed the Board of Immigration Appeals denial of a motion to reopen removal proceedings. The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his United States citizen relatives.

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.

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.

Apr 13 2026
9th Cir. 24-7511 Unpublished

FLORDILIA SUCELY MIRANDA-REYES; S.P.M. v. TODD BLANCHE, Acting Attorney General

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.

Apr 13 2026
9th Cir. 23-414 Unpublished

Diego Saul Rivas-Monge v. Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General

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.