Mar 20 2026
3rd Cir. 24-2916 Panel Decision

CHRISTINA DE LOS ANGELOS LOPEZ-VILLEDA; A. A. V.-L.; A. A. V.-L v. ATTORNEY GENERAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Third Circuit denied a petition for review by a Honduran mother and her daughters seeking asylum and protection from torture. The court upheld the Board of Immigration Appeals' finding that the petitioners failed to prove the gang threats were motivated by a protected ground rather than financial extortion.

Mar 19 2026
9th Cir. 20-72739 Unpublished

SERGIO ALBERTO HERNANDEZ- VALENZUELA v. PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a denial of cancellation of removal, upholding the Immigration Judge's finding that the petitioner failed to prove exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his qualifying children. The court clarified that children with DACA status do not qualify as relatives for hardship purposes and that general financial or emotional hardships are insufficient to meet the statutory standard.

Mar 19 2026
10th Cir. 5:25-CV-01204-JD Panel Decision

KHAI NGUYEN v. PAMELA BONDI; TODD M. LYONS; MARCOS CHARLES; MARK SIEGEL; U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; SCARLET GRANT; KRISTI NOEM

The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted an unopposed motion to dismiss filed by the petitioner-appellant. The court ordered that each party shall bear its own costs in this immigration-related appeal.

Mar 19 2026
1st Cir. 24-1204 Panel Decision

Hodzic v. Bondi

The First Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Hodzics' petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' orders denying their motions to reopen and reconsider. The court held that the BIA acted within its discretion and that the petitioners failed to demonstrate the legal or constitutional errors required to trigger judicial review of a sua sponte motion.

Mar 19 2026
1st Cir. 24-1696 Panel Decision

Hodzic v. Bondi

The First Circuit denied petitions for review challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals' refusal to reopen removal proceedings sua sponte. The court found that the Hodzics failed to demonstrate any colorable legal or constitutional error in the agency's discretionary decision.

Mar 18 2026
3rd Cir. 25-1329 Panel Decision

AGYEI ASARE TABI v. ATTORNEY GENERAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Third Circuit denied a petition for review of a final removal order against Agyei Asare Tabi, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals' classification of his prior federal fraud conviction as an aggravated felony. The court affirmed that the conviction for conspiracy to defraud the United States involved fraud or deceit and that the resulting loss to the victim exceeded the statutory $10,000 threshold.