Topic
Every decision we've filed under Immigration (Civil).
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se plaintiff challenging a district court's dismissal of his complaint. The appellate court held that the order being appealed was neither final nor an appealable interlocutory order under federal law.
The Fourth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of asylum and removal proceedings against a Honduran national. The court rejected the petitioner's argument that his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status shielded him from removal, finding his status had terminated and he was statutorily ineligible due to criminal convictions.
The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals' dismissal of a motion to reopen removal proceedings. The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate the exceptional circumstances required to rescind an in absentia removal order.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of asylum and Convention Against Torture claims for an Indian national. The court held that the harm suffered did not reach the level of persecution and that the Indian government was capable of providing protection.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration judge's order denying asylum and related relief. The court held that substantial evidence supported the Board's conclusion that the petitioner's experiences did not rise to the level of persecution required by law.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order rejecting asylum and withholding of removal claims. The court held that the BIA did not violate due process by adopting the immigration judge's decision and found substantial evidence supported the denial of relief.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture protection to a Nepalese citizen who failed to appear at his immigration hearing. The court held that the petitioner's erroneous assumptions about prior notices and venue motions did not constitute the 'exceptional circumstances' required to vacate an in absentia removal order.
The Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded an immigration judge's denial of asylum and related relief to a father and daughter from Angola. The court held that the immigration judge's adverse credibility determination was not supported by substantial evidence due to multiple unsupported findings.
The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review of an immigration judge's denial of asylum and related relief. The court vacated the adverse credibility determination because the judge relied on findings unsupported by substantial evidence.
The Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals' refusal to grant deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture. The court found substantial evidence supported the conclusion that El Salvador's prison conditions are not specifically intended to inflict torture and that the petitioner's future risk of torture remains speculative.