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State of Hawaii v. Trump
Without making concrete finding that class of aliens poses threat to U.S., President may not employ Immigration and Nationality Act powers to bar entry by such class.
Immigration 9th Nov. 6, 2017
Hernandez v. Sessions
Due process requires immigration officials when making bond determinations to consider both the financial circumstances of a detainee and alternative conditions of release.
Immigration 9th Oct. 3, 2017
Chavez-Garcia v. Sessions
Departure alone does not waive right to appeal removal proceedings where immigration judge fails to inform petitioner that departure waives right to appeal.
Immigration 9th Sep. 22, 2017
Cornejo-Villagrana v. Sessions
Petitioner convicted of domestic violence under Arizona law removable where petitioner’s offense requires physical injury, and removal statute requires physical force.
Immigration 9th Sep. 15, 2017
State of Hawaii v. Trump
Government cannot enforce ‘Travel Ban’ against refugees with formal assurances where formal assurances establish bona fide relationship between resettlement agency and refugee.
Immigration 9th Sep. 11, 2017
Hsiao v. Hazuda
Alien seeking to adjust status to lawful permanent resident unsuccessful in obtaining relief from disqualification under ‘grandfathering’ provision.
Immigration 9th Sep. 5, 2017
Sanchez v. Sessions
Removal proceedings should have been terminated due to egregious Fourth Amendment and regulatory violations by Coast Guard officers in detaining petitioner based solely on ethnicity.
Immigration 9th Aug. 31, 2017
Mejia v. Sessions
Petitioner’s appeal improperly dismissed where immigration judge failed to inquire further into petitioner’s competency after he showed signs of mental incompetency.
Immigration 9th Aug. 30, 2017
Marinelarena v. Sessions
Petitioner cannot use inconclusive record to carry burden of proof where petitioner attempts to demonstrate eligibility for cancellation of removal.
Immigration 9th Aug. 24, 2017
Sales v. Sessions
California conviction for aiding and abetting murder under natural and probable consequences theory qualifies as aggravated felony for purposes of removal.
Immigration 9th Aug. 21, 2017
Lozano-Arredondo v. Sessions
Petition for review granted, where record of conviction is inadequate to determine whether petitioner was convicted of crime involving moral turpitude.
Immigration 9th Aug. 9, 2017
Amended Opinion: Sandoval v. Sessions
Oregon conviction for delivering heroin does not constitute aggravated felony that would render petitioner ineligible for cancellation of removal.
Immigration 9th Aug. 9, 2017
DLS Precision Fab LLC v. U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement
Review largely denied over company’s challenge over administrative law judge’s summary determination of multiple violations of immigration law and penalties resulting therefrom.
Immigration 9th Aug. 8, 2017
Sanjaa v. Sessions
Former law enforcement officer beaten for investigating drug ring that included parliamentarian's son does not qualify for asylum under CAT based on whistleblowing or persecution due to his status as a former officer
Immigration 9th Jul. 24, 2017
Padilla-Ramirez v. Bible
Alien detained subject to removal orders not entitled to bond hearing typically available to those detained ‘pending decision on removal,’ and despite ongoing withholding only proceedings.
Immigration 9th Jul. 7, 2017
Flores v. Sessions
Ninth Circuit upholds bond hearing requirement for unaccompanied minors, rejecting government claim that statutes invalidate key provision of consent decree.
Immigration 9th Jul. 6, 2017
Wang v. Sessions
Relief from removal properly denied where immigration judge’s adverse credibility finding was supported by substantial evidence, including anomalies in supporting documentation and applicant’s demeanor.
Immigration 9th Jul. 5, 2017
Sessions v. Morales-Santana
Immigration laws differentiating unwed parent's ability to pass citizenship to child based on parent's gender is unconstitutional; high court declares applicable rule in the interim.
Immigration Jun. 12, 2017
State of Hawaii v. Trump
Without making concrete finding that class of aliens poses threat to U.S., President may not employ Immigration and Nationality Act powers to bar entry by such class.
Immigration Jun. 12, 2017
Ramirez-Contreras v. Sessions
California conviction for fleeing from police officer not categorical crime involving moral turpitude that would render petitioner statutorily ineligible for cancellation of removal.
Immigration Jun. 8, 2017
Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions
Defendant's conviction under California law for statutory rape does not qualify as aggravated felony under Immigration and Nationality Act so as to subject him to removal.
Immigration May 31, 2017
Ledezma-Cosino v. Sessions
Changing course, Ninth Circuit denies petition for review of decision denying application for cancellation of removal, upholding "habitual drunkard" provision as ground for removal.
Immigration May 31, 2017
Diego v. Sessions
Where state law regarding sexual assault is divisible, and asylee found to have committed the portion pertaining to sexual assault with a minor, asylee rightly removable under modified categorical approach.
Immigration May 30, 2017
Ayala v. Sessions
Extortion on the basis of a protected characteristic, e.g. membership in a family, can constitute persecution for asylum-seeking purposes.
Immigration May 2, 2017
Minto v. Sessions
Petition for review denied, where petitioner properly deemed inadmissible immigrant lacking valid entry document at time of application for admission.
Immigration Apr. 18, 2017
Ramirez v. Brown
Having temporary protected status provides pathway for plaintiff to obtain lawful permanent resident status under adjustment statute.
Immigration Apr. 3, 2017
Eleri v. Sessions
No distinction between permanent residents and those with conditional status for purposes of applying felon bar to removal waiver available to spouses whose removal would cause hardship.
Immigration Mar. 27, 2017
Bringas-Rodriguez v. Sessions
In en banc reversal, Mexican citizen raped repeatedly as a child for being gay establishes presumption past persecution for purposes of asylum hearing.
Immigration Mar. 9, 2017
Sandoval v. Yates
Oregon conviction for delivering heroin does not constitute aggravated felony that would render petitioner ineligible for cancellation of removal.
Immigration Jan. 29, 2017
Escobar v. Lynch
Petitioner erroneously denied relief from removal based on California conviction for witness tampering, which did not categorically constitute crime involving moral turpitude.
Immigration Jan. 22, 2017