Pace University, July 19, 2024 "Professor Merton began her legal education career at New York University School of Law, and was a founding faculty member of CUNY Law School, and a Mellon and National...
DHS, July 19, 2024 "Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the extension and redesignation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months, from September 18...
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Paye v. Garland "The BIA and IJ (collectively, "the agency") did not address whether Paye's escape from Liberia because of systematic ethnic cleansing and genocide of the Krahn people...
We are still waiting for the official Federal Register notice, but on July 17, 2024 the White House issued a Fact Sheet including this statement: "On June 18th, the President announced a new process...
Chavez-Escamilla v. Garland (unpub.)
"Chavez-Escamilla argues that the BIA erred in applying the clearly erroneous standard because it did not defer to the IJ’s factual findings. ... The BIA failed to correctly apply the clearly erroneous standard. While the BIA indicated disagreement with the IJ’s findings, it did not explain why the IJ’s decision was illogical, implausible, or without support. ... Clear error review requires the BIA to “explain how these alleged errors showed lack of logic, plausibility, or support in the record on the part of the IJ.” Soto-Soto, 1 F.4th at 660. The court therefore remands this case to the BIA so it “may apply the correct standard of review and properly consider the IJ’s factual findings.” Vitug v. Holder, 723 F.3d 1056, 1064 (9th Cir. 2013). PETITION GRANTED; REMANDED."
[Hats off to Ramiro J. Lluis!]