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Ani v. Bondi
Adverse credibility determination based on previous sham marriage was supported by substantial evidence, even though the falsehood was not central to the present claim for immigration relief. 		Immigration 9th Oct. 17, 2025
Uc Encarnacion v. Bondi
Immigration Board's failure to give reasoned consideration to potentially dispositive evidence regarding country conditions warranted reversal of its order denying petition under Convention Against Torture. 		Immigration 9th Oct. 1, 2025
U.S. v. Rivera-Valdes
Due process was violated under the *Mullane-Jones* framework when the government failed to take additional practicable steps to rectify unclaimed certified mail service notifying defendant of his deportation hearing. 		Immigration, Constitutional Law 9th Sep. 22, 2025
National TPS Alliance v. Noem
Because Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem lacked statutory authority to rescind Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status extension, Ninth Circuit upheld preliminary relief to preserve protections for eligible plaintiffs. 		Immigration, Administrative Agencies 9th Sep. 2, 2025
Ibarra-Perez v. U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement's removal of Cuban asylum seeker to Mexico without process was not jurisdictionally barred from review as an execution order under 8 U.S.C. section 1252. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 28, 2025
Amended Opinion: Lapadat v. Bondi
Board of Immigration Appeals erred in concluding that asylum petitioners' experiences did not rise to the level of persecution and that the Roma are not a disfavored group in Romania. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 1, 2025
Cabello Garcia v. USCIS
District court lacked jurisdiction to review judgment denying discretionary adjustment of status for lawful permanent resident. 		Immigration 9th Jul. 23, 2025
Perez Cruz v. Bondi
Mexican native who had been kidnapped and threatened by drug cartels in 2004 and 2009 did not establish a reasonable fear of future harm sufficient to defer removal. 		Immigration 9th Jul. 22, 2025
U.S. v. Bejar-Guizar
Border patrol agent's detention of man covered in mud near the border for questioning was supported by reasonable suspicion and did not violate the Fourth Amendment. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Immigration 9th Jul. 10, 2025
U.S. v. Liberato
Because government failed to meet its burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that individual stopped at border was ever free from official restraint before apprehension, criminal conviction was reversed. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Immigration 9th Jul. 9, 2025
Riley v. Bondi
Board of Immigration Appeals orders denying withholding-only immigration removal proceedings are not final orders of removal and such proceedings do not render an existing final order non-final. 		Immigration USSC Jun. 27, 2025
Cervantes-Torres v. U.S.
Petitioner's writ of error coram nobis request was properly denied when the facts corroborated that the purported error did not involve a "most fundamental character" mistake. 		Immigration 9th Jun. 25, 2025
Marriage of Adeyeye and Faramaye
The income of a sponsored immigrant should be considered in calculating the sponsor-spouse's support obligation under an I-864 affidavit. 		Family Law, Immigration 4DCA/3 Jun. 24, 2025
U.S. v. Sanchez
District court properly denied defendant's motion to dismiss an indictment charging him with illegal reentry after removal, where defendant satisfied none of three conditions for the challenge to proceed. 		Immigration 9th Jun. 19, 2025
Lemus-Escobar v. Bondi
Immigration judge erred by failing to inquire into, and make a reasoned determination regarding, petitioner's mental competency where evidence from withholding of removal proceedings indicated the possibility of incompetence. 		Immigration 9th Jun. 17, 2025
De Souza Silva v. Bondi
Board of Immigration Appeals committed legal error by not assessing the restrictive effect of asylum seeker's inability to practice religion. 		Immigration 9th Jun. 12, 2025
Li v. Bondi
Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion by failing to provide reasoned explanation for denying review of claims about ineffective assistance of counsel before a different tribunal. 		Immigration, Civil Procedure 9th Jun. 11, 2025
Gonzalez-Juarez v. Bondi
Petitioner failed to establish that Board of Immigration Appeals erred in denying his request to cancel his removal based on extremely unusual hardship to his relatives, where substantial evidence showed little hardship beyond the usual. 		Immigration 9th May 21, 2025
A.A.R.P. v. Trump
Where district court's failure to act expeditiously had the same practical effect as refusing an injunction, Venezuelan detainees facing removal were entitled to interlocutory appeal. 		Immigration, Government USSC May 20, 2025
Amended Opinion: Al Otro Lado v. Noem
Noncitizens refused processing under border "metering" policy after presenting themselves at ports of entry were entitled to relief because border officials withheld a mandatory duty to inspect them for admissibility. 		Immigration 9th May 15, 2025
Amended Opinion: G.C. v. Bondi
During removal withholding proceedings, consideration of applicant's mental condition at time of his offense was properly limited to the extent to which applicant attributed his offense to his illness. 		Immigration 9th May 9, 2025
Oscar v. Bondi
Haitian asylum-seeker who was a permanent resident in Chile prior to arriving in the U.S. was properly denied asylum as "firmly resettled". 		Immigration 9th Apr. 24, 2025
Monsalvo Velazquez v. Bondi
Undocumented immigrant's voluntary-departure deadline that fell on a weekend was extended to the next business day as in other federal statutes and regulations calculating deadlines in days. 		Immigration USSC Apr. 23, 2025
Trump v. J.G.G.
Action seeking to stop removal under Alien Enemies Act proclamation sounded in habeas, so the district of confinement was the proper venue for the action. 		Immigration, Civil Procedure USSC Apr. 9, 2025
Singh v. Bondi
Adverse credibility determination in asylum proceedings was not error where applicant's declaration appeared to be a "canned claim" that copied linguistic and narrative components from other asylum applicants' declarations. 		Immigration 9th Mar. 18, 2025
Amended Opinion: Meza Diaz v. Bondi
Failure to consider probative evidence establishing a nexus between harm and a petitioner's membership in a protected social group required a remand of an asylum petition. 		Immigration 9th Feb. 26, 2025
Amended Opinion: Magana-Magana v. Bondi
Ninth Circuit had jurisdiction to review whether a non-citizen showed "extraordinary circumstances" to waive the one-year motion-to-reopen deadline under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). 		Immigration 9th Feb. 20, 2025
Amended Opinion: Aleman-Belloso v. Bondi
Mischaracterization of claimed social group and failure to analyze government's role in alleged past persecution required remand to determine whether petitioner was eligible for asylum. 		Immigration 9th Feb. 19, 2025
Amended Opinion: Kalulu v. Bondi
Immigration Judge's determination that Zambian lesbian's claims of future persecution lacked credibility was supported by substantial evidence. 		Immigration 9th Feb. 14, 2025
Murillo-Chavez v. Bondi
Lawful permanent resident was ineligible for cancellation of removal because he had been convicted in state court of a crime involving moral turpitude within seven years of admission. 		Immigration 9th Feb. 14, 2025
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