Department of State v. Muñoz
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 04/23/2024 "On March 28, 2023, the U.S. Department of State (Department of State) published in the Federal Register an interim...
Arizona v. Garland "This is a challenge by 19 states to an administrative action of the Executive Branch establishing a new procedure for adjudicating asylum applications under federal immigration...
Moran v. Mayorkas "At the time of Mr. Valadez Moran's birth, it is more likely than not that his mother, Ms. Moran, was a citizen of the United States by virtue of her birth in Elsa, Texas on...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 04/19/2024 "Notice of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) between the Government of the United States and the Government of Japan...
Akosung v. Barr
"Yvette Akosung fled her Cameroonian village after she was ordered to marry the village chieftain, known as the Fon. For more than a year, she lived in hiding, moving from place to place to avoid capture. The Fon’s envoys pursued Akosung and threatened punishment to anyone who harbored her. Akosung ultimately made her way to the United States, where she applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The immigration judge denied relief on all claims. The Board of Immigration Appeals then dismissed Akosung’s appeal, prompting this petition for review. Because the Board’s reasoning does not account for Akosung’s credible testimony and otherwise rests on errors of law, we grant the petition for review and remand for further proceedings."
[Hats off to Benjamin T. Wiesinger!]