Immigration Law

Jan 7, 2026

Immigration-Asylum-Withholding of Removal-Convention Against Torture

Petitioner sought review of an order of the BIA that denied her applications for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Petitioner alleged that her partner raped and assaulted her […]

Dec 30, 2025

Judge grants injunction blocking US from detaining British anti-disinformation activist

A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from detaining British anti-disinformation campaigner Imran Ahmed, after the U.S. permanent resident sued officials over an entry ban for his role in what Washington argues is online censorship.

Dec 26, 2025

Immigration: Asylum-Withholding of Removal-Administrative Exhaustion

Petitioner sought review of the BIA’s order upholding an IJ’s denial of her applications for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Where petitioner had failed […]

Nov 19, 2025

Immigration: Asylum-Withholding of Removal-Credibility Determination

Petitioner sought review of the BIA’s dismissal of her appeal of an IJ’s denial of her application for asylum and withholding of removal. Petitioner, a citizen of Guatemala, entered the […]

Oct 29, 2025

Immigration: State Law-Criminalization of Illegal Entry-Challenge to Act

Defendant appealed the district court’s grant of plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. Iowa passed a law criminalizing the presence of aliens who illegally reentered the U.S., making the offense […]

Oct 22, 2025

Immigration-Declaration of Citizenship-Derivative Citizenship-Immigration and Nationality Act

Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim. Plaintiffs, who were born in Mexico, filed suit seeking a declaration of […]

Sep 10, 2025

Immigration-Motion to Reopen Removal Proceedings-Denial of Motion-Automatic Citizenship Requirements

Petitioner sought review of the denial of his motion to reopen removal proceedings and asserted a claim that he was a U.S. citizen because one of the requirements for automatic […]

Aug 20, 2025

Immigration-Dismissal of Appeal-Untimely Brief-Procedural Errors

Petitioner sought review of the dismissal of his appeal by the BIA. Petitioner’s counsel mistakenly filed the wrong brief on the deadline date. However, the BIA denied a motion to […]

Aug 20, 2025

Immigration-Asylum-Withholding of Removal-Non-Cognizable Social Group

Petitioner sought review of the BIA’s order denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Petitioner testified that a gang member had become […]

Aug 13, 2025

Immigration-Asylum-Withholding of Removal-Sufficiency of Evidence

Petitioner sought review of an order of the BIA that affirmed the denial of her claim for asylum and withholding of removal. The BIA affirmed an immigration judge’s determination that […]

Aug 4, 2025

Court blocks racial profiling in Trump-era ICE raids

A federal appeals court ruled Friday night to uphold a lower court's temporary order blocking the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern California.

Jul 31, 2025

Immigration-Removal Proceedings-Asylum Petition-Motion to Reopen

Petitioner sought review of the BIA’s denial of her motion to reopen her asylum and removal proceedings. Petitioner, a citizen of Indonesia, entered the U.S. in 1992 as a non-immigrant […]