Topic
Every decision we've filed under Immigration (Civil).
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision affirming the denial of asylum and related protections. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's conclusions regarding the petitioner's competency, waiver of claims, and ineligibility for withholding of removal.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum claim. The court upheld the agency's adverse credibility finding based on inconsistencies in the petitioner's testimony.
The Ninth Circuit held that the Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion by denying a motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel. The court ruled that mailing a courtesy copy of the decision to petitioners does not rebut the presumption of prejudice when counsel fails to advise them of the filing deadline.
The Eleventh Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying asylum and withholding of removal. The court held that substantial evidence supported the Board's finding that the petitioner failed to prove the Honduran government was unable or unwilling to protect her from domestic violence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a petition to return a child to Mexico under the Hague Convention. The court held that returning the child would expose him to a grave risk of physical or psychological harm due to the father's cartel ties and substance abuse.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision affirming the denial of asylum and related relief. The court found the agency's determination that the petitioner faced no current threat of persecution or torture was supported by substantial evidence.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum appeal. The court upheld the agency's adverse credibility finding based on the petitioner's failure to disclose a prior arrest and inconsistent statements.
The Ninth Circuit denied the petition for review in part and vacated and remanded in part regarding Aniceto Quinonez-Ros's immigration relief claims. The court found substantial evidence supported the denial of withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture protection but remanded for further consideration of cancellation of removal eligibility.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an appeal of a cancellation of removal denial. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's conclusion that the petitioner's family would not suffer exceptional and extremely unusual hardship if he were removed.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying asylum and related relief. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's conclusion that the petitioner failed to prove past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution.