Tomas-Ramos v. Garland "After Adan de Jesus Tomas-Ramos, a citizen and native of Guatemala, reentered the United States illegally in 2018, a removal order previously entered against him was reinstated. But because Tomas-Ramos expressed a fear of... Read More
Zuniga v. Barr "This case presents us with a simple question: do noncitizens subject to expedited removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1228 have a statutory right to counsel in reasonable fear proceedings before immigration judges? The answer, based on... Read More
USCIS, July 11, 2018 - "Guidance for Processing Reasonable Fear, Credible Fear, Asylum, and Refugee Claims in Accordance with Matter of A-B-" Read More
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND HEARING IN CLASS ACTION INVOLVING DETAINED NON-CITIZENS WHO ARE AWAITING A “REASONABLE FEAR DETERMINATION” ALFARO GARCIA, ET AL. V. JOHNSON, ET AL., Case No. 4:14-cv-01775-YGR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT... Read More
Law360, July 8, 2015 - " A class of immigrants who fear persecution in their home countries reached a settlement with federal officials Tuesday in California district court over delays in interviews with asylum officers, with the government agreeing... Read More
"ACLU Foundation of Southern California, ACLU of Northern California, and the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), along with the international law firm Reed Smith LLP, today filed a class action lawsuit in the Northern District of California... Read More
Andrade-Garcia v. Lynch, Apr. 29, 2016 - "Nelson Andrade-Garcia petitions for review of the immigration judge’s determination, in a reasonable fear proceeding, that he lacked a reasonable fear of torture and therefore is not entitled to relief... Read More
Implementation of Reasonable Fear Processing Timelines and APSS Guidance: This memorandum implements the reasonable fear processing timelines and reporting mechanisms introduced in the September 28, 2011 Joseph Langlois memorandum, "Proposed Reasonable... 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
Ayala v. Sessions, May 1, 2017 - "After having been previously removed from the country and reentering, petitioner Silvia Ayala was detained and her removal order was reinstated. Ayala contended, however, that she had a reasonable fear of persecution... Read More
In a memo dated Feb. 13, 2017 , USCIS Asylum Division Chief John Lafferty released revised updated versions of the Asylum Division Officer Training Course Lesson Plans, Credible Fear of Persecution and Torture Determinations , and Reasonable Fear of Persecution... Read More