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Meza Diaz v. Garland "Petitioner Briseyda Meza Diaz (“Meza Diaz”) and her minor daughter, Gabriela Segundo Meza (“GSM”), fled Mexico after suffering a home invasion by hooded...
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Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, Oct. 4, 2024 (gift link) "The Biden administration said Friday it would allow the temporary legal permission for migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, and Nicaragua...
Singh v. Garland (2-1) "Jaswinder Singh, a citizen and native of India, appeals the Board of Immigration’s (“BIA”) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”...
Juarez Castro v. Garland (unpub.)
"Petitioner Laura Catalina Juarez Castro, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) order affirming the immigration judge’s (IJ) denial of Juarez Castro’s motion to reopen her asylum proceedings. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252, and we grant the petition and remand for reconsideration of petitioner’s motion to reopen. ... We conclude that Juarez Castro’s exceptional circumstances and notice arguments were exhausted as a matter of law, and we reject the government’s suggestion to the contrary. ... The IJ did not consider whether Juarez Castro demonstrated exceptional circumstances, and the BIA did not apply the appropriate standard when it considered Juarez Castro’s sworn declaration. ... We remand to the BIA with directions to apply the correct legal standard to Juarez Castro’s notice argument and reconsider whether Juarez Castro has shown exceptional circumstances under our case law, given the corroborating evidence of her children’s condition filed in conjunction with her motion to reopen."
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