VELAZQUEZ V. GARLAND DECISION BELOW: 88 F.4th 1301 (CA10) CERT. GRANTED 7/2/2024 QUESTION PRESENTED: Federal immigration law allows the government to grant a "voluntary departure" period...
Gutierrez v. Garland "Sergio Manrique Gutierrez petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) decision dismissing his appeal of an order of removal by an Immigration...
BIA, June 28, 2024 "The Board of Immigration Appeals welcomes interested members of the public to file amicus curiae briefs discussing the below issue(s): ISSUE(S) PRESENTED: What is the scope of...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 07/03/2024 "MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE [and] THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY SUBJECT: Extending Eligibility...
DOL, July 2, 2024 "The Employment and Training Administration published an FRN on June 24, 2024 updating the AEWRs under the H-2A temporary agricultural employment program that apply to a limited...
Hats off to Prof. Hiroko Kusuda for her victory in New Orleans Immigration Court! IJ Eric Marsteller distinguished Jaco v. Garland, stating: "The Fifth Circuit in Jaco v. Garland suggested that "Honduran women" is not sufficiently particular. 16 F.4th 1169, 1181 (5th Cir. 2021). The particular social group of "Honduran women" was not at issue in Jaco, however, and the Fifth Circuit's comment related to this group was incidental to the disposition of the case. See id. Therefore, the Fifth Circuit's comment regarding "Honduran women" as a particular social group is dicta and is not binding on this Court's decision. See id. The Court also finds that the facts in Jaco are distinguishable from the facts in Respondent's case, such that Jaco does not directly apply. ... As Respondent has demonstrated that she experienced past persecution, and she has an unrebutted well-founded fear of future persecution, she has proven she qualifies as a refugee under the INA and established her eligibility for asylum. INA § 101 (a)( 42)(A). The Court further finds that Respondent warrants a favorable exercise of discretion and therefore will grant her application for asylum." ICE did not appeal.