Here is the full text of the Aug. 21, 2015 Order by U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee in Flores v. Lynch, Case No. CV 85-04544 DMG (Ex) C.D. Cal. Read More
Flores v. Lynch, July 6, 2016 - "Although the issues underlying this appeal touch on matters of national importance, our task is straightforward — we must interpret the Settlement. Applying familiar principles of contract interpretation, we... Read More
Flores v. Atty. Gen., May 8, 2017 - "Patricia Flores, a native and citizen of Guatemala, seeks review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) that found her ineligible for withholding of removal because she had been... Read More
"Lawyers negotiating the future of the Obama administration's family detention program agreed late Friday to extend talks until June 12. The Department of Justice is fighting to keep three family detention centers open after a California judge... Read More
"Reviewing the BIA's opinion, it is unclear why the BIA upheld the IJ's finding that Flores did not suffer past persecution. ... Remand is also necessary because if the BIA is upholding the IJ's apparent adoption of a blanket rule that... Read More
"We hold that the agency (1) abused its discretion in denying the motion to continue because it failed to apply the correct legal standard, (2) erred in its application of the modified categorical approach to determine whether petitionerʹs convictions... Read More
Dean Kevin R. Johnson, Feb. 21, 2017 - "For some immigration attorneys, it was an extremely busy Presidents Day weekend. Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that the Trump administration is taking another immigration fight to the U.S. Court of Appeals... Read More
On Aug. 16, 2017, Immigration Judge Walter A. Durling ordered the release on recognizance of a child who had been detained at the Berks County, PA "baby jail" for over 650 days. Please read his decision in full. Hats off to Bridget Cambria... Read More