Vasquez-Valle v. Sessions - "Orlando Vasquez-Valle (“Vasquez-Valle”) is a native and citizen of Mexico. He was convicted of witness tampering in violation of Oregon Revised Statutes § 162.285 and was referred for immigration proceedings... Read More
Rodriguez v. Swartz - "A U.S. Border Patrol agent standing on American soil shot and killed a teenage Mexican citizen who was walking down a street in Mexico. We address whether that agent has qualified immunity and whether he can be sued for violating... Read More
Alvarez-Cerriteno v. Sessions - "Today we must determine whether Nevada’s child neglect statute is broader—that is, makes criminal more conduct—than does the federal Immigration and Nationality Act’s (“INA”) generic... Read More
Guo v. Sessions - "Petitioner Zhihui Guo is a Chinese citizen who entered the United States in 2010 on a student visa and stayed beyond its duration. He seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) denial of his claims... Read More
Immigration law scholars filed this powerful amicus brief in a pending 9th Circuit appeal, Regents of the Univ. of Cal. v. DHS. Read More
CA9, Mar. 29, 2018 - "Upon the vote of a majority of nonrecused active judges, it is ordered that this case be reheard en banc pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 35(a) and Circuit Rule 35-3. The three-judge panel opinion [869 F.3d 780... Read More
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Calderon v. Sessions, Jan. 3, 2018 - Court Staff Summary: "The panel granted Henri Calderon-Rodriguez’s petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision, concluding that the Board in two related ways abused its discretion... Read More
Rekha Sharma-Crawford writes: "This case involved the [published] en banc decision in http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2017/03/08/13-72682.pdf . [Bringas-Rodriguez v. Sessions] After the remand, DHS deported him 3 days before Christmas... Read More
Villavicencio v. Sessions, Jan. 5, 2018 - "Villavicencio was not removable under 8 USC § 1227(a)(2)(B)(i). N.R.S. §§ 199.480 and 454.351 are both overbroad. N.R.S. § 199.480 criminalizes a broader range of conduct than is described... Read More
Yith v. Nielsen, Feb. 7, 2018 - "Seanlim and Seak Leang Yith appeal from the district court’s dismissal of their complaint requesting adjudication of their naturalization applications pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b). Relying on 8 U.S.C... Read More
Song v. Sessions, Dec. 18, 2017 - "Xinbing Song, a Chinese citizen, petitions for review of the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) and Board of Immigration Appeals’s (“BIA”) denial of his application for asylum, withholding... Read More
Trump v. U.S. District Court, Nov. 16, 2017 - "Several sets of plaintiffs sued to enjoin the rescission of DACA under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) and under various constitutional theories not relevant here. ... The government... Read More
Rodriguez Tovar v. Sessions - "This case illustrates the dangers of reading statutory provisions in isolation. The question before us is whether Margarito Rodriguez Tovar, a child of a lawful permanent resident (LPR) who was deemed by statute to... Read More
CA9, May 30, 2018 - "Petitioner’s petition for panel rehearing is GRANTED and the opinion filed September 14, 2017 [ Cornejo-Villagrana v. Sessions, 870 F.3d 1099, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 17895 ] is WITHDRAWN. The petition for rehearing en banc... Read More