Vasquez-Rivera v. Garland "Here, the BIA attributed analysis to the IJ that the IJ never undertook. Finding that none of Vasquez-Rivera’s proposed social groups were cognizable, the IJ concluded...
Here is the Nov. 9, 2023 CA1 decision at issue, 86 F.4th 443. Here is the Round Table's Amicus Brief. Nutshell: "We write to provide the Court with additional context regarding the importance...
Annor v. Garland "David Annor, a citizen of Ghana and a lawful permanent resident of the United States, used his business to funnel the proceeds of a “romance fraud scheme” to militiamen...
Matter of F-C-S- "Regarding the respondent’s two remaining proposed particular social groups, we will remand to the Immigration Judge for further development of the record. The Immigration...
MALDEF, Mar. 12, 2024 "Texas residents and a local nonprofit organization are challenging the state’s new anti-immigrant law, known as S.B. 4, in federal court as unconstitutional. MALDEF...
Hassan Ahmad writes: "We would like to share a CAT victory won for a Somali national. Judge Harris of the Arlington, VA Immigration Court agreed with our argument that a young, Americanized male of Somali origin would be subjected to torture within the meaning of the Convention either at the hands of the nascent "Transitional Federal Government" of Somalia or the terrorist group Al-Shabaab. Because he would suffer in a Somali jail, his treatment in government custody would constitute torture as he would be unable to prove his lineage and disprove association with Al-Shabaab. Al-Shabaab, on the other hand, would forcibly recruit him due in part to his fluency in English. The legal research and case preparation would not have been possible without the steely efforts of Ms. Carly Stadum-Liang, Esq., who has now joined Northern Virginia Family Services."