Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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18-72593
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Valenzuela Gallardo v. Barr
8 U.S.C. Section 1101(a)(43)(S), which describes an aggravated felony 'offense relating to obstruction of justice,' requires a nexus to an ongoing or pending proceeding or investigation. |
Immigration |
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K. Wardlaw | Aug. 7, 2020 |
18-56629
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Attias v. Crandall
Appellant failed to establish that his lapse in lawful immigration status was 'through no fault of his own or for technical reasons' making him ineligible for adjustment of status. |
Immigration |
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J. Bybee | Jul. 31, 2020 |
19-70164
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Orellana v. Barr
Board of Immigration Appeals did not err in concluding that criminal stalking conviction under Penal Code Section 646.9(a) was a crime involving moral turpitude. |
Immigration |
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M. Smith | Jul. 29, 2020 |
18-72731
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Dominguez v. Barr
Petitioner's state conviction of manufacturing marijuana was categorical match to aggravated felony drug trafficking offense under Controlled Substances Act; thus, petitioner was removable. |
Immigration |
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K. Cardone | Jul. 22, 2020 |
16-70130
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Silva v. Barr
Petitioner's three separate theft offenses in violation of California Penal Code Section 484(a) constituted crimes involving moral turpitude. |
Immigration |
|
S. Ikuta | Jul. 13, 2020 |
19-16487
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East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Barr
Rule denying asylum to aliens arriving at US border with Mexico unless they first applied for, and had been denied, asylum in Mexico or another country they traveled through, was unlawful. |
Immigration |
|
W. Fletcher | Jul. 7, 2020 |
18-70141
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Diaz-Torres v. Barr
Petitioner's proposed social group comprised of 'Mexican professionals who refuse to cooperate with drug cartels' was not socially distinct for withholding of removal eligibility. |
Immigration |
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R. Nelson | Jun. 30, 2020 |
18-71460
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Xochihua-Jaimes v. Barr
Petitioner established requisite level of torture with acquiescence by public official by credibly testifying that she was beaten severely and threatened with death at gunpoint by drug cartel, while Mexican police laughed. |
Immigration |
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M. Smith | Jun. 29, 2020 |
19-161
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Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam
As applied here, Section 1252(e)(2) of Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act did not violate the Suspension Clause. |
Immigration |
|
S. Alito | Jun. 26, 2020 |
18-587
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Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of University of California
Department of Homeland Security's decision to rescind DACA was arbitrary and capricious under Administrative Procedure Act. |
Immigration |
|
J. Roberts | Jun. 19, 2020 |
17-71655
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Cordoba v. Barr
'Wealthy landowners' in Colombia do not constitute a cognizable particular social group for purposes of asylum and withholding of removal. |
Immigration |
|
R. Lasnik | Jun. 17, 2020 |
13-74391
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Tejeda v. Barr
Petitioner's plea agreement, charging document, and minute order were cognizable for modified categorical-approach purposes and established elements of his offense. |
Immigration |
|
P. Curiam (9th Cir.) | Jun. 9, 2020 |
15-72942
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Roy v. Barr
Petitioner failed to establish equal protection violation with respect to 8 U.S.C. Section 1432(a)(3), the applicable derivative-citizenship statute. |
Immigration |
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S. Graber | Jun. 5, 2020 |
18-73167
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Lepe Moran v. Barr
Petitioner's conviction for felony vehicular flight from pursuing police car while driving against traffic is categorically a crime involving moral turpitude that made him removable. |
Immigration |
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S. Graber | Jun. 3, 2020 |
16-73652
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Grigoryan v. Barr
Government violated petitioners' due process rights by failing to provide them full and fair opportunity to rebut government's fraud allegations. |
Immigration |
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M. Murguia | Jun. 3, 2020 |
18-1432
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Nasrallah v. Barr
8 U.S.C. Sections 1252(a)(2)(C) and (D) do not preclude judicial review of noncitizen's factual challenges to Convention Against Torture order. |
Immigration |
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B. Kavanaugh | Jun. 2, 2020 |
17-70329
|
Lona v. Barr
Petitioner not entitled to equitable tolling because she untimely failed to act with due diligence in raising errors. |
Immigration |
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C. Callahan | May 18, 2020 |
18-70855
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Aguilar Fermin v. Barr
Substantial evidence supported denial of relief and Notice to Appear for removal proceedings need not contain time, date, and location to vest immigration courts with jurisdiction. |
Immigration |
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J. Bybee | May 6, 2020 |
17-70929
|
Mero v. Barr
Nevada's possession of visual presentation depicting sexual conduct of person under 16 years of age is not a 'sexual abuse of a minor' aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. Section 1101(a)(43)(A). |
Immigration |
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P. Watford | May 4, 2020 |
16-71918
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Perez v. Barr
Suspension Clause does not require government compensation of court-appointed counsel as long as pro bono counsel is available. |
Immigration |
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C. Callahan | Apr. 28, 2020 |
18-725
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Barton v. Barr
For purposes of cancellation-of-removal eligibility, 8 U.S.C. Section 1182(a)(2) offense committed during initial seven years of residence does not need to be one of the offenses of removal. |
Immigration |
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B. Kavanaugh | Apr. 24, 2020 |
16-72378
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Amended Opinion: Padilla Cuenca v. Barr
8 U.S.C. Section 1231(a)(5), which empowers an immigration officer to reinstate a prior removal order, permanently bars reopening of the prior removal order under 8 U.S.C. Section 1229a(c)(7). |
Immigration |
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D. Rayes | Apr. 15, 2020 |
18-35344
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Zerezghi v. USCIS
Board of Immigration Appeals violated due process by not disclosing that it relied on plaintiff's former spouse's rental application in making its marriage-fraud finding. |
Immigration |
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D. Boggs | Apr. 15, 2020 |
18-16465
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Aleman Gonzalez v. Barr
District court correctly determined that plaintiffs were likely to succeed on their claim that 8 U.S.C. Section 1231(a)(6) requires government to provide plaintiffs with individualized bond hearing. |
Immigration |
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M. Smith | Apr. 8, 2020 |
18-35460
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Flores Tejada v. Godfrey
Government is not required to provide immigration detainees with additional bond hearings every six-months following their initial hearing. |
Immigration |
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M. Smith | Apr. 8, 2020 |
16-73509
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Peters v. Barr
Regulation 8 C.F.R. Section 1245.1(d)(2) is invalid to the extent it excludes reasonable reliance on the assistance of counsel from 8 U.S.C. Section 1255(c)(2). |
Immigration |
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P. Watford | Apr. 3, 2020 |
19-35565
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Padilla v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Noncitizens who were detained after entering United States were likely to prevail on their due process claim. |
Immigration |
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S. Thomas | Mar. 30, 2020 |
18-776
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Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr
INA's Limited Review Provision's phrase 'questions of law' includes the application of legal standard to undisputed or established facts. |
Immigration |
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S. Breyer | Mar. 24, 2020 |
16-72246
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Amended Opinion: Lopez-Angel v. Barr
Permanent resident who was deported allowed to proceed with deportation appeal because he was involuntarily removed from the United States. |
Immigration |
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A. Hurwitz | Mar. 18, 2020 |
19-15716
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Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf
Migrant Protection Protocols, under which non-Mexican asylum seekers who present themselves at southern border of US are required to wait in Mexico while asylum applications are adjudicated, conflicts with Immigration Nationality Act. |
Immigration |
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W. Fletcher | Mar. 6, 2020 |