Campos-Chavez v. Garland No. 22–674, 54 F. 4th 314, affirmed; No. 22–884, 24 F. 4th 1315, reversed (Mendez- Colín) and vacated and remanded (Singh). ALITO, J., delivered the opinion...
Hats off to Ana Maria Portela (Arocha) for scoring this victory on June 5, 2024!
USCIS, June 12, 2024 "USCIS is issuing guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual that interprets that the confidentiality protections under 8 U.S.C. 1367 end at naturalization, which will allow naturalized...
Visa Bulletin for July 2024 Notes D & E: D. RETROGRESSION IN THE EMPLOYMENT-BASED THIRD (EB-3) PREFERENCE CATEGORY As readers were informed was possible in Item D of the June 2024 Visa Bulletin...
DoD, USCIS, July 223 "This memorandum of understanding (MOU) and relevant appendices constitutes an agreement between the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), acting...
Gonzalez Ruano v. Barr
"In September 2016, members of a Mexican drug cartel kidnapped, tortured, and threatened to kill petitioner Mauricio Gonzalez Ruano, who was living with his family in the Mexican state of Jalisco. ... We find that the record here compels a finding that the torture and persecution Gonzalez Ruano has suffered in the past and fears in the future were and would be because of his membership in the “particular social group” of his wife’s family. Gonzalez Ruano thus demonstrated statutory eligibility for asylum in the United States. We GRANT his petition for review and REMAND the case to the Board for further proceedings consistent with this opinion."
[Hats off to Lisa Katharine Koop, Ashley Huebner and Mark Aaron Schwartz!]