EOIR, July 2, 2024 "The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) today announced the launch of Respondent Access Portal , a secure online platform that allows unrepresented individuals who...
Nash v. Mikesell "A division of the court of appeals considers whether Colorado law prohibits state or local law enforcement officers from performing the arrest and detention functions of federal...
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...
Amanda Gray writes: "I wanted to share this great withholding decision I received today. The BIA reversed [an IJ in] Salt Lake City in a detained withholding / CAT case (client is in Tacoma, WA in withholding only proceedings) on the grounds that my client had suffered past persecution at the hands of local [Mexican] police on account of his imputed nationality as a U.S. citizen. The BIA remanded to the IJ to give DHS the opportunity to establish changed country conditions or that internal relocation would be reasonable but noted that when the persecutor is the government it is presumed that internal relocation would not be reasonable."
[Hats off to Amanda!]