Topic
Every decision we've filed under Immigration (Civil).
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging a district court's remand order and denial of reconsideration. The court concluded it lacked jurisdiction because the remand was based on a lack of subject matter jurisdiction and the attorney fees amount remained undetermined.
The Eleventh Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying cancellation of removal. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that the petitioner's removal would not cause exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to her children.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging an immigration judge's denial of asylum and withholding of removal. The court upheld the agency's adverse credibility finding based on the petitioner's prior false statements made during a visa application.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of asylum and related relief for Salvadoran nationals. The court upheld the agency's determination that the petitioners failed to establish that their proposed particular social groups were cognizable under immigration law.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the denial of survivor annuity benefits to a petitioner who claimed a common law marriage. The court held that the petitioner failed to provide substantial evidence of an express mutual agreement to be presently married prior to her husband's death.
The Eighth Circuit denied a petition for review because the petitioner failed to raise key legal arguments before the Board of Immigration Appeals. The court held that it cannot address issues that were not presented during the adversarial administrative proceedings.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order affirming the denial of asylum and related protections. The court held that the petitioner failed to exhaust claims regarding withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture protection.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying asylum and related protections. The court held that the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies regarding key legal challenges.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging a Board of Immigration Appeals decision that found a drug trafficking conviction to be a particularly serious crime. The panel held that the Attorney General's strong presumption in Matter of Y-L- sufficed to establish the petitioner was a danger to the community without requiring a separate individualized dangerousness analysis.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum claim. The court ruled that the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies by raising a new particular social group for the first time on appeal.