Immigration
Apr. 8, 2026
VanDyke again lambasts appeals process that delays deportations
In his latest opinion, the 9th Circuit judge pointed to an immigration court exchange in which the judge appeared to suggest using a meritless appeal to buy time in the U.S.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge used a concurring opinion Wednesday to spotlight what he described as a troubling dynamic in immigration proceedings: the potential for meritless appeals to be encouraged as a way to delay removal.
In Santana-Gonzalez v. Bondi, No. 16-70793, a three-judge panel denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision, leaving in place an order of removal. But Judge Lawrence J. VanDyke, author of the unanimous opinio...
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