Davila v. Barr "Carla Patricia Davila petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) order affirming the denial of her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ... Read More
Blanco v. Atty. Gen. "Ricardo Javier Blanco, a citizen of Honduras, is a member of Honduras’s Liberty and Refoundation (“LIBRE”) Party, an anti-corruption political party that opposes the current Honduran president. After participating... Read More
Xochihua-Jaimes v. Barr "Substantial evidence does not support the BIA’s determination that Petitioner failed to meet her burden of proof under CAT that she would more likely than not be tortured, with the consent or acquiescence of a public... Read More
Kassim v. Barr "The overarching question in this case is whether the Board of Immigration Appeals applied its own standard of review correctly. After an immigration judge granted a waiver of inadmissibility and deferral of removal to Ahmed Shariif... Read More
Manning v. Barr "We hold that the jurisdictional provision in 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(C), which limits this Court’s jurisdiction, applies only to cases where the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) has found a petitioner removable based... Read More
Guerra v. Barr "Jose Eduardo Guerra (“Guerra”), a citizen and national of Mexico, petitions for review of an adverse decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). At issue is Guerra’s application for deferral... Read More
Jeffrey S. Chase, Mar. 1, 2020 "On February 26, the Attorney General (or more likely, someone authorized to speak on his behalf) issued a precedent decision in Matter of R-A-F - . My take on the import of this decision seems to be different than... Read More
Quinteros v. Atty. Gen. "The Board of Immigration Appeals found that Nelson Quinteros committed an aggravated felony and failed to show entitlement to relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Quinteros argues that the Board committed... Read More
Quiroz Parada v. Sessions - "Moris Alfredo Quiroz Parada fled his native El Salvador in 1991 at the age of seventeen after he and his family were the victims of threats, home invasions, beatings, and killings at the hands of Frente Farabundo Martí... Read More
Rivas-Peña v. Sessions - "Pedro Rivas-Pena has been a lawful permanent resident of the United States and is a citizen of Mexico. He faces removal to Mexico because of a state drug trafficking conviction. He has applied for deferral of removal... Read More
Kamar v. Sessions, Nov. 17, 2017 - "The issue is whether a woman who will either be subject to an “honor killing,” or alternatively, “protective custody” in Jordan is entitled to relief. For the reasons set forth below, we... Read More
"The applicant, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, appeals from an Immigration Judge's decision, dated June 8, 2017, denying his application for deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture (Convention), 8 C.F.R. § 1208.17. The... Read More
Doe v. Sessions, Mar. 29, 2018 - "Petitioner John Doe seeks review of an April 13, 2016 judgment of the Bureau of Immigration Appeals dismissing his appeal from an October 22, 2015 decision of an Immigration Judge ordering Doe’s removal and... Read More
Jeffrey S. Chase, Mar. 2, 2018 - "In its decisions involving claims for protection under Article III of the U.N. Convention Against Torture, the BIA defines “government acquiescence” to include “willful blindness” by government... Read More
Rodriguez-Molinero v. Lynch, Dec. 17, 2015 - "If the Mexican government could be expected to protect the petitioner from the Zetas should he be returned to Mexico, the risk that he would be tortured or killed might be too slight to entitle him to... Read More