Topic
Every decision we've filed under Immigration (Civil).
The Seventh Circuit lacks jurisdiction to review the timeliness of an asylum application where the petitioner failed to present the issue adversarially, adhering to precedent that such determinations are factual and discretionary.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review seeking to rescind an in absentia removal order. The court held that a defective initial Notice to Appear does not automatically make a noncitizen eligible for rescission if a subsequent notice was provided.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum claim. The court found no error in the lower tribunal's consideration of the petitioner's age or due process arguments.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court held that the petitioners waived claims regarding past persecution and failed to prove a nexus between feared future harm and their family status.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture relief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court affirmed the denial of cancellation of removal and voluntary departure for a Guatemalan national.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court found substantial evidence supported the denial of deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit lacks jurisdiction to review orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals. The court transferred the petition to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit because the removal proceedings occurred in California.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing claims for asylum and withholding of removal. The court held that violence inflicted on the petitioners' family members was insufficient to establish past persecution and that the petitioners failed to prove they could not safely relocate within Mexico.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision rejecting asylum and related relief for a Mexican national with mental health challenges. The court affirmed the denial because the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies on several claims and lacked substantial evidence proving a unique risk of persecution distinct from other mentally disabled individuals in Mexico.