Alvarez v. ICE, Mar. 24, 2016 - "Although we hold that § 1252(g) does not bar us from considering the merits of Alvarez’s claim, we also find that no Bivens remedy is available to him, both because the Immigration and Nationality Act sets... Read More
Ulloa Francisco v. U.S. Atty. Gen. - "In the case before us, the AG proved that the alien, a lawful permanent resident, was removable for having been convicted of a felony related to drug trafficking. INA § 237(a)(2)(B)(i), 8 U.S.C. § 1227... Read More
Meridor v. U.S. Attorney General - "Finest Meridor, a native and citizen of Haiti, seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) final order of removal. That order vacated the order of an immigration judge (IJ), which had granted... Read More
Procedures for H-2Bs Still in Flux | The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida enjoined the Department of Labor’s H-2B labor-certification rule of February 21, 2012, published at 77 Fed. Reg. 10,038. The injunction came in... Read More
Cintron v. U.S. Atty. Gen. - "Natalia Cintron petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) decision denying her application for cancellation of removal from the United States and ordering that removal. The BIA concluded... Read More
"Gaksakuman argues that the Board erred when it denied his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention based on his membership in the social group of “failed asylum seekers.” The Immigration Clinic... Read More
"We initially find that the IJ erred as a matter of law in finding Ortiz and Malpica inadmissible pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) because that section only applies to applicants for admission and not to immigrants like Ortiz and Malpica... Read More
"It’s not always enough to say that you did something. Sometimes, you have to show it as well. Or at least you have to not do something else that may raise a question as to whether you did what you said you did. In this petition, the Board... Read More
Vassell II, Oct. 21, 2016 - "The opinion issued by this panel in this case on June 13, 2016 is withdrawn, and this opinion is issued in its place. In our earlier opinion, this Court reversed the holding of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that... Read More
Jimenez-Morales v. Lynch, May 2, 2016 - "[T]he question we must address is whether the conclusion of the reasonable fear proceeding made Mr. Jimenez-Morales’ premature 2014 petition for review ripen into one that gave us jurisdiction. The government... Read More
"We must decide whether a conviction under Fla. Stat. § 893.13(1)(a)(2) for the possession of cannabis with the intent to sell or deliver is, as a matter of law, a drug trafficking aggravated felony. After a careful review of the record, and... Read More
"Anderson Ferreira, a native and citizen of Brazil, sought a continuance of his deportation proceedings to await the availability of an immigrant visa based on his approved I-140 petition. After the Immigration Judge denied Ferreira’s motion... Read More
"Ms. Ndeye Ndicke Seck, a native and citizen of Senegal, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA’s”) final order, which affirmed an Immigration Judge’s decision to deny her application for withholding... Read More
"Because both the time and numerical limitations on motions to reopen removal proceedings are non-jurisdictional and subject to equitable tolling, the BIA erred in denying Ruiz-Turcios’s motion to reopen without considering whether he is entitled... Read More
"At issue in this appeal is whether the BIA erred when it overturned the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) factual findings -- particularly the finding that Zhu would likely be forcibly sterilized upon returning to China -- not through... Read More