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Immigration (Civil)

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Mar 4 2026
3rd Cir. 25-1594 Panel Decision

ANIBAL YOBANI SICAL-TOJ v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Third Circuit affirmed the denial of asylum and withholding of removal because the petitioner failed to establish membership in a cognizable particular social group. The court held that the proposed group definition was impermissibly defined by the persecution itself and lacked the requisite social distinctness under prevailing precedent.

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Mar 3 2026
3rd Cir. 25-1814 Panel Decision

Walter Gustavo Suarez Juarez; Ana Lucia Jara Montoya; A. B. S. J.; X. V. S.J.; G. A. S.J v. Attorney General United States of America

The Third Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision that rejected an asylum claim based on a lack of nexus between the petitioner's harm and his status as a cooperating witness. The court upheld the finding that the petitioner was targeted for financial extortion rather than because of his membership in a particular social group.

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Mar 3 2026
9th Cir. 25-851 Unpublished

Maria Magdalena Perez De Lopez; Jose Noel Lopez Perez v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture relief to two Salvadoran nationals. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's findings that the petitioners failed to prove past persecution, a well-founded fear of future persecution, or eligibility under a cognizable particular social group.

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Mar 3 2026
10th Cir. 5:25-CV-01203-J) Panel Decision

Medina-Herrera v. Noem

The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by the Department of Homeland Security against a lower court ruling. The dismissal was granted following an unopposed motion by the appellants to withdraw the appeal.

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Mar 3 2026
3rd Cir. 25-1522 Panel Decision

SAMUEL CARDENAS v. ATTORNEY GENERAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Third Circuit clarified that battered child relief is available if the abuser becomes a lawful permanent resident after the abuse occurs, rejecting a prior Board of Immigration Appeals interpretation. However, the court affirmed the denial of standard cancellation of removal because the record supports the finding that the petitioner's mother would not suffer exceptional hardship.

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Mar 3 2026
6th Cir. 25-3631 Published

AMADOU SY v. PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General

The Sixth Circuit denied Amadou Sy's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision, upholding the finding that his testimony regarding alleged persecution in Mauritania lacked credibility. The court concluded that substantial evidence supported the immigration judge's determination that Sy's accounts of repeated arrests were strikingly similar and implausible.

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