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Iraheta-Martinez v. Garland
Because a non-citizen became an adult who no longer needed to live with his abusive father, he would not be persecuted in the future due to 'changed circumstances.' 		Immigration 9th Sep. 8, 2021
Giha v. Garland
Deportee claiming derivative U.S. citizenship based on parent's naturalization is required to present more evidence of parent's dissolution than a travel authorization. 		Immigration 9th Sep. 3, 2021
Rodriguez-Ramirez v. Garland
Several inconsistencies in asylum applicant's testimony directly regarding his claim of persecution supported an adverse credibility determination. 		Immigration 9th Sep. 2, 2021
Reyes Afanador v. Garland
Applying 'Matter of Cortes Medina' retroactively to petitioner's 2011 conviction for indecent exposure was impermissible. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 30, 2021
Orozco-Lopez v. Garland
Non-citizens whose removal orders have been reinstated are statutorily entitled to counsel under 8 U.S.C. Section 1362. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 26, 2021
Munyuh v. Garland
Adverse credibility determination was improper because immigration judge did not give specific reasons for rejecting petitioner's reasonable explanation regarding perceived discrepancies. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 26, 2021
Dai v. Garland
Board of Immigration Appeals did not find petitioner's case to be persuasive and no reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude otherwise. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 23, 2021
Plancarte Sauceda v. Garland
Board of Immigration Appeals' rejection of petitioner's proposed particular social group of 'female nurses' on ground that nursing is not immutable characteristic was unreasonable. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 23, 2021
Lopez-Marroquin v. Garland
Vehicle theft under California Vehicle Code Section 10851(a) is indivisible in its treatment of accessories after the fact, and therefore, is not an aggravated felony theft offense. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 19, 2021
Sharma v. Garland
Police ruining petitioner's business by stealing files and informing clients not to pay back their loans did not rise to level of past persecution. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 18, 2021
Villalobos Sura v. Garland
Arrest warrant and Red Notice, combined with incredibility of petitioner's testimony, established requisite probable cause that petitioner committed four murders; thus, he was ineligible for withholding of removal. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 18, 2021
Flores-Rodriguez v. Garland
No notice of an alleged false claim of citizenship, a central issue during a hearing, violated due process. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 17, 2021
Guerrier v. Garland
'DHS v. Thuraissigiam' abrogated 'colorable constitutional claim' exception to statutory limits on court's jurisdiction to review challenges to expedited removal orders. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 17, 2021
Matias Rauda v. Jennings
8 U.S.C. 1252(g) bars judicial review of claims challenging government's execution of removal order. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 16, 2021
Sanchez-Ruano v. Garland
Alien's status as deportable or inadmissible is immaterial to qualify for cancellation of removal. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 12, 2021
Vasquez-Rodriguez v. Garland
Social group claims based on 'perceived gang membership' must demonstrate a common immutable characteristic, defined with particularity, and socially distinct with the society in question. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 6, 2021
Romero v. Garland
'Clearly and beyond doubt' burden applies only to 'applicants for admission' and does not apply to lawfully admitted petitioners applying for adjustment of status. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 3, 2021
Maie v. Garland
Hawaii's fourth degree theft statute does not qualify as a crime involving moral turpitude. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 3, 2021
Orellana v. Mayorkas
Under 'circumstance-specific' approach, district court is not limited to reviewing record in criminal case in determining loss to victim for purposes of 8 U.S.C. Section 1101(a)(43)(M)(i). 		Immigration 9th Jul. 29, 2021
Marinelarena v. Garland
Petitioner did not meet her burden of proof to show that her conviction did not involve federally controlled substance despite having ambiguous conviction record. 		Immigration 9th Jul. 27, 2021
U.S. v. Gonzalez-Valencia
Filing of Notice to Appear establishes immigration court's jurisdiction regardless of notice's failure to include time, date, and location of hearing. 		Immigration 9th Jul. 21, 2021
Khachatryan v. Blinken
U.S. citizen adult child does not have protected liberty interest to bring alien parent into U.S. 		Immigration 9th Jul. 15, 2021
Lalayan v. Garland
Immigration Judge provided specific and cogent reasons for finding petitioner's testimony implausible. 		Immigration 9th Jul. 14, 2021
U.S. v. Bastide-Hernandez
Jurisdiction of immigration court to enter order of removal vests upon filing of Notice to Appear, even one that does not inform alien of time, date, and location of hearing. 		Immigration 9th Jul. 13, 2021
B.R. v. Garland
Improper service of Notice to Appear on minor-alien released from DHS custody was cured when DHS later perfected service by re-serving his attorney before substantive removal proceedings began. 		Immigration 9th Jul. 13, 2021
Escobar Santos v. Garland
California conviction for forgery of driver's license constitutes aggravated felony rendering petitioner ineligible for voluntary departure. 		Immigration 9th Jul. 12, 2021
Posos-Sanchez v. Garland
Petitioner was not lawfully admitted to United States because 'inspection and authorization' in San Clemente, California was not 'port of entry.' 		Immigration 9th Jul. 8, 2021
Flores v. Garland
District court order enjoining Department of Homeland Security from detaining certain minors in hotels for more than few days in process of expelling them from country was affirmed. 		Immigration 9th Jul. 1, 2021
Johnson v. Guzman Chavez
Aliens subject to reinstated orders of removal are governed by 8 U.S.C. Section 1231, not Section 1226, and are thus not entitled to bond hearings while they pursue withholding of removal. 		Immigration USSC Jun. 30, 2021
Zamorano v. Garland
Because there was no indication that immigration judge considered any favorable factors in making its discretionary voluntary departure determination, case was remanded. 		Immigration 9th Jun. 28, 2021
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